https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3665
--- Comment #23 from Roan Kattouw <[email protected]> 2011-05-21 17:14:46 UTC --- (In reply to comment #22) > The switcher exists and its uselang is permanent at Commons, it is nice. > > Nonetheless I do not understand why couldn't Commons detect the browser > default > language and set the interface according to that for non-registered users as > well, if the switcher hasn't been used. What's the problem? > > * Many users don't have set in their preferences in the browser – as far as I > know, the default value is English there, so they will receive the Commons > interface in English, the same way as now. > > * For users having it set, the interface would be in the preferred language. > > For nobody it would be worse, just better for one part of the users. Why not? This could be done for logged-in users, I guess, but it definitely can't be done for anonymous users due to Squid caching. The browser language headers can't be detected client-side, only server-side. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
