On ti, 2005-09-13 at 14:58 +0200, Gudmund Areskoug wrote: > How about a tiny map, indicating the region where that language is > traditionally spoken,
Nah, doesn't work. Where does one draw the line what's "traditional" and what's "non-traditional"? This opens up a whole new dimension of cans of worms than using a flag does, by referring to not only current flags, but also history. For instance, as a "finlandssvensk" (the Swedish-specaking minority in Finland) I certainly would find it as silly (if not offensive) to have to click a map of Sweden as it would be to have to click the Swedish flag. (Not because there would be anything wrong with Sweden, but because that would feel like accepting the misconception that Swedish-speaking Finns are closely related to Sweden.) > with the language name in its own script(s)? This is simple and effective. So what if those who don't understand the language or read the script don't understand what language it is? The main thing is that people immediately recognize their *own* language. --tml _______________________________________________ gnome-i18n mailing list gnome-i18n@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n
