William stole my reply! ;-) And of course, write the names of the languages *in* their own language (Español, not Spanish). Not sure about everyone else, but I don't know how to read the word "English" written in Mandarin characters ;-)
I would be careful (avoid?) using country flags as icons for language too since many countries have multiple languages. You do see that on European travel sites a fair amount but it breaks down (Switzerland is a great example). Not to mention oh how it burns me having to click a British flag to see a website in English for a hotel in Paris! j.k. ;-) I also think the language selection dropdown or whatever it is, can be moved to the bottom of the UI or somewhere out of the way; you don't need constant reminders that you can switch languages on the site. Classic example of Set and Forget. Good luck Jason! Brian www.rhythmspice.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42726
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