- From: Ave Wrigley <ave.wrigley@itn.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:20:40 +0100
> Ian Hickson writes: > > The problem is that even if the list is updated, the UAs aren't. If > > this > > had been done from the start, people using IE2 would have ancient > > country > > lists, and there would be little that page authors could do about it. > > I'd just like to note that both IE and Mozilla do actually contain an > ISO639 list, for specifying values for Accept-Language. Mozilla also contains > an ISO3166 list, which, IIRC, is used in concert with the ISO639 list. Is it feasible to have the UEs update their lists dynamically? The ISO lists are hosted in a (fairly) reliable place. After all, this sort of thing is done for referencing standard DTDs in non-standalone XML pages. > However, there's a difference between placing a country/language/region > dialog in an esoteric corner of preferences, where you might expect that > users could enter their language code (en-gb-hixie?) by hand if > necessary, and forcing it directly onto forms for all users. again ... you are not forcing it anywhere! If you want to build your own country list in a form, that's fine. If you are happy to have a list built for you based on whatever the current ISO standard is, then this input help you to do so. > > Also, note that vendors typically want to stay WELL away from > > specifying stuff like this. ... which is why you specify it in term of an international standard, and sidestep the responsibility ;-) -- Ave Wrigley, Head of Development, ITN New Media 200 Grays Inn Rd, Tel: +44-20-7430-4719 London WC1X 8XZ, Mob: +44-7713-986247 United Kingdom mailto:ave.wrigley at itn.co.uk
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