Re: [Flashcoders] System.Locale

2006-03-24 Thread Ian Thomas
What you want is System.capabilities.language:

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=2061.html

Sorry for the long URL - that's livedocs for you!

HTH,
  Ian

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RE: [Flashcoders] System.Locale

2006-03-24 Thread Robert Chyko
Thanks Ian.

This is pretty much what I need except actual Locale would be better
(only because it doesn't differential en-us from en-uk). But apparently
that is what they did away with in Flash Player 7, according to the
docs:

In Flash Player 6 on the Microsoft Windows platform,
System.capabilities.language returns the User Locale, which controls
settings for formatting dates, times, currency and large numbers. In
Flash Player 7 on the Microsoft Windows platform, this property now
returns the UI Language, which refers to the language used for all
menus, dialog boxes, error messages and help files.

Looks like I am 2 versions too late.  I wonder why they got rid of the
Locale?



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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] System.Locale


What you want is System.capabilities.language:

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/w
whelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=2061.html

Sorry for the long URL - that's livedocs for you!

HTH,
  Ian

On 3/24/06, Robert Chyko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Regarding Internationalization - does the Flash Player have access to
 the language code or is it something that needs to be passed in to
your
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RE: [Flashcoders] System.Locale

2006-03-24 Thread Francis Cheng
Re: the long livedocs links: that was one of the first enhancement
requests we received, so now at the bottom of every livedocs page you
will find a more user-friendly link (look for the text Current page:
http://...;). For example, the page you mention is:

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/2061.html

HTH,

Francis

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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas
 Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:54 AM
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 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] System.Locale
 
 What you want is System.capabilities.language:
 

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/w
wh
 elp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=2061.html
 
 Sorry for the long URL - that's livedocs for you!
 
 HTH,
   Ian
 
 On 3/24/06, Robert Chyko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Regarding Internationalization - does the Flash Player have access
to
  the language code or is it something that needs to be passed in to
your
  movie?
 
 
 
  Bob
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RE: [Flashcoders] System.Locale

2006-03-24 Thread Francis Cheng
We changed it as of Flash Player 7 because the locale isn't really a
language setting, it only deals with formatting of dates, times, etc.,
so it was misleading to call it System.capabilities.language. Moreover,
there was no way in Flash Player 6 to get information about the actual
localized OS version. We thought it would be far more useful to get
information about the actual language of the localized version of the
OS, as opposed to the setting for dates, times, etc.

==
Flash Player 6 System.capabilities.language == Windows User Locale
This is an excerpt from the Windows documentation for User Locale
(http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/localetable.mspx):

The user locale determines, which default settings a user wants to use
for formatting dates, times, currency, and large numbers. Although it's
presented as a language (some in a combination with a country), it's not
a language setting.

==
Flash Player 7+ System.capabilities.language == Windows UI Language
Another excerpt from the Windows docs:

The system language is the language of the localized version that was
used to setup Windows 2000. All menus, dialog, error messages, and help
files are in this language, except on Windows 2000 Multilanguage
Version, where the user can select a different language.


If you would like a new System.capabilities.locale property added that
gives you the user locale, I encourage you to file an enhancement
request on our web page. We do actually tally the responses we get from
those. 

http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

HTH,
Francis



 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Chyko
 Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:05 AM
 To: Flashcoders mailing list
 Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] System.Locale
 
 Thanks Ian.
 
 This is pretty much what I need except actual Locale would be better
 (only because it doesn't differential en-us from en-uk). But
apparently
 that is what they did away with in Flash Player 7, according to the
 docs:
 
 In Flash Player 6 on the Microsoft Windows platform,
 System.capabilities.language returns the User Locale, which controls
 settings for formatting dates, times, currency and large numbers. In
 Flash Player 7 on the Microsoft Windows platform, this property now
 returns the UI Language, which refers to the language used for all
 menus, dialog boxes, error messages and help files.
 
 Looks like I am 2 versions too late.  I wonder why they got rid of the
 Locale?
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian
 Thomas
 Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 12:54 PM
 To: Flashcoders mailing list
 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] System.Locale
 
 
 What you want is System.capabilities.language:
 

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/w
 whelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=2061.html
 
 Sorry for the long URL - that's livedocs for you!
 
 HTH,
   Ian
 
 On 3/24/06, Robert Chyko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Regarding Internationalization - does the Flash Player have access
to
  the language code or is it something that needs to be passed in to
 your
  movie?
 
 
 
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RE: [Flashcoders] System.Locale

2006-03-24 Thread Robert Chyko
Thank you for the information Fracis - I have submitted a Feature
Request.



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Cheng
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 4:01 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] System.Locale


We changed it as of Flash Player 7 because the locale isn't really a
language setting, it only deals with formatting of dates, times, etc.,
so it was misleading to call it System.capabilities.language. Moreover,
there was no way in Flash Player 6 to get information about the actual
localized OS version. We thought it would be far more useful to get
information about the actual language of the localized version of the
OS, as opposed to the setting for dates, times, etc.

==
Flash Player 6 System.capabilities.language == Windows User Locale
This is an excerpt from the Windows documentation for User Locale
(http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/localetable.mspx):

The user locale determines, which default settings a user wants to use
for formatting dates, times, currency, and large numbers. Although it's
presented as a language (some in a combination with a country), it's not
a language setting.

==
Flash Player 7+ System.capabilities.language == Windows UI Language
Another excerpt from the Windows docs:

The system language is the language of the localized version that was
used to setup Windows 2000. All menus, dialog, error messages, and help
files are in this language, except on Windows 2000 Multilanguage
Version, where the user can select a different language.


If you would like a new System.capabilities.locale property added that
gives you the user locale, I encourage you to file an enhancement
request on our web page. We do actually tally the responses we get from
those. 

http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

HTH,
Francis



 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Chyko
 Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:05 AM
 To: Flashcoders mailing list
 Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] System.Locale
 
 Thanks Ian.
 
 This is pretty much what I need except actual Locale would be better
 (only because it doesn't differential en-us from en-uk). But
apparently
 that is what they did away with in Flash Player 7, according to the
 docs:
 
 In Flash Player 6 on the Microsoft Windows platform,
 System.capabilities.language returns the User Locale, which controls
 settings for formatting dates, times, currency and large numbers. In
 Flash Player 7 on the Microsoft Windows platform, this property now
 returns the UI Language, which refers to the language used for all
 menus, dialog boxes, error messages and help files.
 
 Looks like I am 2 versions too late.  I wonder why they got rid of the
 Locale?
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian
 Thomas
 Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 12:54 PM
 To: Flashcoders mailing list
 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] System.Locale
 
 
 What you want is System.capabilities.language:
 

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/w
 whelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=2061.html
 
 Sorry for the long URL - that's livedocs for you!
 
 HTH,
   Ian
 
 On 3/24/06, Robert Chyko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Regarding Internationalization - does the Flash Player have access
to
  the language code or is it something that needs to be passed in to
 your
  movie?
 
 
 
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