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Re: [Lynx-dev] Proposed patch to init preferred-doc-lang from LANG/LANG
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Thorsten Glaser |
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Re: [Lynx-dev] Proposed patch to init preferred-doc-lang from LANG/LANGUAGE |
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Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:03:28 +0000 (UTC) |
Chuck Houpt dixit:
> I think language negotiation shows its strength in CGI-tools/web-apps like
> Squirrel-Mail or AWStats, where it is cleanly used to just display localized
> UI
> elements.
A website is no application, damnit! Local apps have “UI elements” and
things like that.
Besides, most people don't bother changing their preferred languages on
e.g. Windows® either; most websites that d̲o̲ offer localisation use GeoIP
(Google among them).
bye,
//mirabile
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