Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-30 Thread Peter Eisentraut
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 t

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-30 Thread Andreas Pflug
Peter Eisentraut wrote: Well, the other tiny disadvantage is that it makes pgAdmin look a bit foolish. OK, I give up :-) While the reason to implement that initial language question was just as discussed by Reshat, I now agree that in the vast majority of cases the default system language

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-27 Thread Reshat Sabiq
Also, it could ask for a language selection, providing system locale as default, and automatically choosing the default if no action is taken within 10 seconds. I think this is the best approach (how arrogant of me :)). -- Sincerely, Reshat. --- If you see my certificate with this message, you

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-27 Thread Reshat Sabiq
Although you have a point, i still think asking for a locale provides advantages: 1. Some system locales might not be supported. 2. Multilingual people might want to choose a locale other than their system locale. 3. Some users don't have admin privileges to change their system locale (schools)

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-26 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Andreas Pflug wrote: > Forgot to mention: > If selecting "Default", the system locale *is* used, as it is to > display the language selection box. We had a bug not storing the > user's choice for "Default" to configuration which was fixed > yesterday. To me this is not so much a question of functi

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-26 Thread Andreas Pflug
Peter Eisentraut wrote: Andreas Pflug wrote: To me this is not so much a question of functionality, it's a question of user interface design: don't bother the user with unnecessary questions. The application works perfectly well with the default (system locale) language, and the vast majori

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-26 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Andreas Pflug wrote: > We *could* disable it, but by asking as early as possible the app > will come up with the right language immediately. Changing it later > in Options will lead to a mixed language until the next restart. My point is that it shouldn't have to ask at all. It should look at the

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-26 Thread Andreas Pflug
Andreas Pflug wrote: Reshat Sabiq wrote: Peter Eisentraut wrote: Why does pgadmin have to ask for the language at first start and cannot determine the language from the system locale? I think it's actually good. Not all apps are multi-lingual, and if it didn't mention it, i'd assume it isn

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-26 Thread Andreas Pflug
Reshat Sabiq wrote: Peter Eisentraut wrote: Why does pgadmin have to ask for the language at first start and cannot determine the language from the system locale? I think it's actually good. Not all apps are multi-lingual, and if it didn't mention it, i'd assume it isn't either, at least un

Re: [pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-25 Thread Reshat Sabiq
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[pgadmin-support] Automatic language selection

2004-03-25 Thread Peter Eisentraut
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