Re: PostgreSQL website translations - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Stefan Kaltenbrunner
Subject Re: PostgreSQL website translations
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Msg-id 47D4FBB8.5000700@kaltenbrunner.cc
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL website translations  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
List pgsql-www
Magnus Hagander wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:39:19AM +0200, Adrian Maier wrote:

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> 
> 
>> Another thing that will need serious thinking is, IMHO, the
>> mechanism used for selecting the language.  I personally
>> hate when a website decides the language based on
>> something unintuitive and transparent like the default
>> language in the browser or the IP location.    I mean:  it's
>> much better to have a set of small flags or a combobox
>> so that the user can easily select the desired language
>> instead of digging into web browser 's configuration.
> 
> I think it's reasonable to have it *default* to the language from your
> browser. Doint it based on IP like google does just completely *sucks*, but
> the browser langauge makes sense. However, on top of that there should be a
> way to switch your language on the site as well, to override what you have
> as the default in the browser.

yes that is what I would like to see as well - default to browser 
language and have a manual override on the site.



Stefan


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