Posted by dorayme on 10/06/45 11:42

In article <MPG.1e83964f21a3c36e989818@news.isp.com>,
Neredbojias <invalid@neredbojias.com> wrote:

> > > The relationship between flags and language is tenuous.
> >
> > You mean like when one clicks on the Italian flag, the site is
> > translated into Italian?
>
> I believe it was Jukka Korpela who pointed out the pitfalls of using
> flags for language-selection, and I quite agree.

Yes, yes... I read his stuff, and was nodding my head too...

This particular OP only had a few flags. Were they on the whole
misleading or unhelpful in respect to correspondence? ie. if one
wanted to click a flag on her site, would anyone get into trouble
re getting the right language? I have not investigated it, seeing
nothing untoward in this respect and confining myself to pulling
your chain Boji (something that cheers me up on a regular basis)

I take it that you, the cheering Mr. Flavell and Mr. Parnell
have. And have concluded that the Korpela points (good as they
are in general) particularly apply to this site.

You will have seen by now that I hated the flags and all that
Luigi like stuff about translation - for what it is worth. I had
quite other misgivings about these features...

I want that you should all relax, have a nice day and reflect on
the beauty of freedom both in general and in particular.

--
dorayme

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