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Date:      Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:01:17 +0200
From:      Stefan Bethke <stefan@promo.de>
To:        John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>
Cc:        Wolfram Schneider <wosch@apfel.de>, www@freebsd.org, jordan@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Select a server near you menu
Message-ID:  <l03010d02af8b669a0aa2@[194.45.188.81]>
In-Reply-To: <l03010d00af8b5f08429e@[194.45.188.81]>
References:   <Pine.BSF.3.96.970428145144.4808F-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> <l03010d00af8aaab3d522@[194.45.188.81]>

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At 10:40 Uhr +0200 29.04.1997, Stefan Bethke wrote:
>At 22:07 Uhr +0200 28.04.1997, John Fieber wrote:
>>On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Stefan Bethke wrote:
>>* I think the "select your language" option may have some
>>  usability problems in that it implies that language
>>  selection and mirror selection are independent when,
>>  in fact, they are not.  Also, having English missing is a
>>  problem!
>Well, I'm not too concerned where the server lives, as long as it gives me
>information in a language I can understand. I thought it would be implied
>that you are reading the English pages and that the language menu would
>take you elsewhere. Maybe "Select another language:"?

Or, even better, have the two menus and a single "Go", and have the CGI
figure out the best location? (Assuming that non-English pages can be
available at more than one server.)

Also, the server where you are should be selected in the menu.

Stefan

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