>Here I disagree; this area is very fuzzy. See >http://oss.software.ibm.com/cvs/icu/~checkout~/icuhtml/design/language_ code_issues.html, >especially the end.
During which you observe that "both [language IDs and locale IDs] are somewhat nebulous concepts." (Of course, it's not the *IDs* that are nebulous, but the types of category that they represent: "language" and "locale".) I don't have time at the moment for a detailed discussion, (or to finish reading what's here and in TR35) but have been meaning to comment on this topic in relation to TR35, so will briefly comment here: these concepts will remain nebulous until people understand a fundamental distinction: A "language" is an attribute of content, and a "language" ID is used for declaration of that attribute. A "locale" is an operational mode of software processes, and a "locale" ID is used in APIs to set or determine that mode. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division
