On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 09:32:39PM +0100, Markus Kuhn wrote: > This leads to portable and agreeable default settings, using the > standard values
Paper size depends on the physical size of paper in the printer, not anything having to do with the locale. In Debian, /etc/papersize holds the default papersize. It seems entirely likely that an American abroad might use en_US.UTF-8, whereas a Hindu in American might want to use hi_IN.UTF-8, no matter what the printer sitting beside them holds. > UNLESS you are in a locale that explicitely says that > you are in North America. I think that's a very good implementation > practice, but it requires that if you explain to an international > audience how to activate UTF-8 locales, you should better use a non-US/ > CA locale. (en_GB.UTF-8 for instance seems like an excellent choice ... :) Why? You should use a locale with appropriate settings, and any explanation should include that point. It's certainly no better to encourage everyone to use en_GB.UTF-8 than to use en_US.UTF-8. -- David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It's not a habit; it's cool; I feel alive. If you don't have it you're on the other side." - K's Choice (probably referring to the Internet) -- Linux-UTF8: i18n of Linux on all levels Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-utf8/
