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the language issue at ET: a dissenting view | 251 comments (251 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: We are a little too early (none / 0)

What Sven is talking about already exists: automatic language negotiation. It's been part of the HTML standard since version 1.1 (the current version is 4.x). That's what "setting your default language" in your browser is all about. Except that nobody, but nobody, bothers to use it in their webpages.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 10:08:01 AM EST
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Re: We are a little too early (none / 0)

Yes, I'm aware of the HTTP/1.1 standard, which is the one that contains the language and media negotiation stuff.

Nobody uses it because it's hard enough to have one language version for a page. I've never looked but I bet the browsers don't send sensible requests either.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 10:12:02 AM EST
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