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>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"    <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: #6797 MS Windows encoding
>Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 16:09:21 -0400
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Zach,

The particular Internet Explorer dialog option you cite only refers to a
very special situation in which a website has multiple-language versions of
the same web page (presumably within the same file). Thus if your browser
requests "about.html" and that file contains French, German, and English
versions of the page, Internet Explorer will check to see if you have
indicated a preference, and if you have, it will automatically show you the
version in the highest language in your hierarchy of importance. Internet
Explorer already supports more or less all languages, assuming that your OS
can handle them and you have the requisite fonts..

Best wishes,
Rick Kunst

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On  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:50:34 -0400 Zachary Chandler <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am new to the list and have scanned the archive, so I apologize if this
> issue has already been dealt with.
>
> In Internet Explorer under Tools ... Internet Options ... General
> (tab) ...
> Languages (button), I was configuring which languages the browser
> would support and  I noticed that they are listed in a hierarchy of
> importance.  Presumably when there is overlap, a higher ranked
> language is the default.
>
> How have other people ranked these languages? Should similar
> writing systems (CJK for example) be closely grouped?
>
> Zach Chandler
> Colby College
>