RE: valid locales ---> was Re: bilingual websites

On 11/07/2001 10:13:03 AM Barry Caplan wrote:

>Now, does every application need to duplicate that functionality?
>Personally, I think some apps should, and some shouldn't. Even if they 
do,
>would they be able to do a better job? What locales settings are 
available
>in browsers are not exactly beacons of usability either.

Can you provide an example of why a browser needs to provide *any* locale 
settings? Why shouldn't it just inherit locale settings for the given user 
that have been specified at the system level?



- Peter


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