Re: Using Language code in HTMLHelp

[Jens Stavnstrup <js@ddre.dk>]

On Tue, 6 May 2003, Jirka Kosek wrote:

> Jens Stavnstrup wrote:
> 
> > Currently my HTMLHelp files (created by htmlhelp.xsl) uses Australian 
> > as default (not my choice). Maybe you could extend the language code 
> > definition in langcode.xml to contain both a language code and a Country 
> > Code, so that the htmlhelp stylesheet will accept Lang attributes such as en-UK
> 
> Good idea.

Thanks

> Another issue is that we must made some countries as defaults 
> when unspecified. So that if you specify just "en" you will get British 
> English (or US English?). Not only technical but also political decision 
> for some languages. Anyway I will put it on my TO-DO list.

Yes, problematic. But maybee you can just sort them alphabetical, and
chose the first as default. That should solve the political issue.

> I have 
> somewhere some language files from MS, I think that I can extract all 
> neccessary information from them.

> 
> Meanwhile you can delete all entries with lang="en" except your 
> preferred brand of English from langcode.xml and you will get correct 
> language code in HTML Help project file.
> 
> 			Jirka		
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