Re: when to use language negotiation- author needed

Tex Texin a écrit  :
> and decided we need an author for a faq on when it is appropriate, or 
> not, to use language negotiation.

I'll take that.  Accomplices welcome.

-- 
François
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> Some time was spent today discussing when this type of negotiation 
> should be used, and when alternatives should be considered. I was 
> actioned with posing the question to the group, to collect information

> and to solicit whether someone might be interested in authoring a FAQ 
> or article on when to use this technique.
> 
> We thought Yves, John or François might have a special interest in 
> this subject and so I cc'd them individually.
> 
> For example, there were suggestions that this approach only made sense

> where every page had an exact counterpart in another language or 
> region. Many sites have different pages or file organization based on 
> differences in content.
> 
> It might be the case that Language negotiation only makes sense for 
> the entry page and after that page is read and a language either 
> defaulted or selected by the user, the rest of the content would be 
> linked directly, without relying on language negotiation.
> 
> Some thought organization by language directory (e.g.
> yadda/en/pages.html) might be more practical than by filename (e.g.
> yadda/pages.en.html)
> 
> There were questions about server load and scalability.
> 
> There was also a discussion of roles and authorization, as content 
> developers may not have access to some server commands,  and we 
> considered there is guidance needed for content developers and 
> separate guidance needed for administrators.
> 
> So, we would like to ask if there is someone in the to-list who would 
> like to author or contribute to a faq on the subject of when to use 
> language negotiation and when not to, or defining situations where are

> alternatives prefered.
> 
> Any takers?
> 
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Received on Thursday, 18 December 2003 04:17:36 UTC