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Posted by John Hosking on 04/14/07 12:44
Ikke wrote:
> Toby A Inkster <usenet200703@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote in
> news:spb6f4-4kp.ln1@ophelia.g5n.co.uk:
>
>>Ikke wrote:
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>>>I meant those little flag images you see on most sites. Yes,
>>>languages do not have flags, but it's the easiest way to indicate to
It may be the easiest way (although I'm not convinced that it is) but
that doesn't make it the best way.
>>>a user that there is a translation available in another language,
>>>besides a text link.
>>
>>And what flag would you use to indicate English? A St George cross?
>
> The same as 99% of all multilingual sites out there use I guess... American
> flag?
Just because "99% of all multilingual sites out there" are rude and
thoughtless, doesn't mean you have to be.
Try a different example: Spanish. What flag should Mexicans look for?
Mexico's? Spain's? Citizens of former colonies are not usually too keen
to click the flag of the imperial power from whom they struggled for
independence (and Mexico is not the only or best example of this).
Aw, nuts, let's just go to the link:
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/flags.html
--
John
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