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Posted to users@cxf.apache.org by Benson Margulies <bi...@gmail.com> on 2008/06/14 04:06:21 UTC

Re: Rest Service & Loca

Just using accept-language is asking for trouble. Not everyone wants to see
the language their browser is configured to return. Best to have explicit
UI.

Re: Rest Service & Loc

Posted by Benson Margulies <bi...@gmail.com>.

Users often find themselves using a browser which sends accept-language
headers which do not actually reflect their preferences. This is why web
sites are in the habit of offering an explicit UI (often a set of flags) for
the purpose.

My day job has a large aspect of I18N consulting (see www.basistech.com) so
I know a bit about this.

Re: Rest Service & Loca

Posted by Coder One <co...@yahoo.com>.

The client software can always specify locale using Accept-Language esp. if the transport is HTTP...where user makes the locale choice can be made moot.


--- On Fri, 6/13/08, Benson Margulies <bi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Benson Margulies <bi...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Rest Service & Loca
> To: users@cxf.apache.org, coder_lol@yahoo.com
> Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 7:06 PM
> Just using accept-language is asking for trouble. Not
> everyone wants to see
> the language their browser is configured to return. Best to
> have explicit
> UI.