Re: Automatic language selection

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Reshat Sabiq <sabiq(at)purdue(dot)edu>
Cc: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>, pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Automatic language selection
Date: 2004-03-30 19:31:40
Message-ID: 200403302131.41002.peter_e@gmx.net
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Reshat Sabiq wrote:
> Although you have a point, i still think asking for a locale provides
> advantages:
> 1. Some system locales might not be supported.

Unlikely. pgAdmin supports more languages than any other program I
know.

> 2. Multilingual people might want to choose a locale other than their
> system locale.

Unlikely. If that were the case, then more programs would offer that
functionality. As it stands, pgAdmin is the only one.

> 3. Some users don't have admin privileges to change their system
> locale (schools).

vi .profile

> with only a tiny disadvantage:
> 1. Users need to click the Enter key to choose the default locale
> once when they launch it the first time (the message there could make
> it a little clearer where default is coming from). I think clicking
> Enter once is not a big deal.

Well, the other tiny disadvantage is that it makes pgAdmin look a bit
foolish.

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