On Tuesday 25 July 2006 16:29, houghi wrote:
Hi,
> I don't like the idea of a splash screen.
well, I am double-minded on this topic. I really don't know. I just made
a splash screen because it was suggested.
> I still believe that first
> a cookie must deal with the language. If that is not available then
> the browser and if that fails, then go to the en page.
After almost 10 years as a "webmaster" at SUSE/Novell I can tell you
that any "language magic" you put into an openSource webpage is the
most evil thing you can do (next to Cookies, Javascript and Java). I
tried to implement different methods for automatic language detection
on www.suse.com. Each time I did it I was heavily flamed by users for
doing so. The last time I remember we were accused of "browser
hijacking" on, I think /. (not sure). All I did that time was
evaluating $HTTP:Accept-Language and doing a redirect based on the
value.
So, sorry, but I will not implement _any_ language magic on
opensuse.org. Just let the user decide which language he/she wants
(this does _not_ imply that we need a splash screen, of course).
--
Regards
Frank
Frank Sundermeyer, SUSE LINUX GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg
Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.novell.com/
"Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane" Dogbert
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