- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 15:02:16 +0100
- To: Thierry Sourbier <webmaster@i18ngurus.com>
- CC: www-international@w3.org
Thierry Sourbier wrote: > > > > Therefore in the present > > > case the ACCEPT_LANGUAGE will be useless in most of the cases. > > > > Not so. Besides, UI localization and content localization are different. > > > > Sorry my email was not clear. My assumption is that that in Chris' case only > a tiny fraction of the Welsh user base will indeed use a browser generating > an HTTP request asking for a Welsh page (The method I presented took > actually those lucky users into account). The rest of the Welsh users will > have HTTP request asking for English... that's not much help. > > This situation occurs because it is rare that Welsh is set as the factory > default preferred language (unless the vast majority of Welsh speakers use > browsers such as Opera :). If your primary language was Welsh and a browser was available in Welsh, what would *you* pick? Of course, if you spoke English and also some Welsh, that is a different case. But then, that is why Accept-Language is a list with quality factors. -- Chris
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