Re: [PHPiCalendar-DEV] 0.8.1

[Michel <mi...@la...>]

Jared wrote :

> This is why, despite localization, Apple has chosen iCal to have a 
> separate preference for the week start day. As Chad said, we could put 
> a default value in the language file with the option to change it in 
> the config file.


Sorry to insist on that point because it's the only point that remain 
preventing us adding a language view feature in phpiCal.

Apple start day of the week in iCal works in the main window doesn't 
work in the month calendar view on the left side.

But it works very well in phpiCal. ;-)

Maybe because in Apple's iCal, start day of the week is hard coded in 
the mainframe function. The only reason why Apple choose to put start 
day of the week in iCal pref is because nowhere in the main System 
preferences such a feature is present. The reason is because Calendar 
functions or programs were not present in previous system versions and 
iCal has been released after Jaguar. But that preference could have 
been already set in the Language pref. NONE english country have their 
start day of the week other that sunday, NONE french, german or italian 
speaking country have their start day other than monday. It's like 
24/12 format time or metric system: it's stuck to the language. You 
have to know that foreign country with english as primary language 
(like in africa), they adopt the same habits as in US or OK: non metric 
system, 12 time format, and sunday as start day of the week.

So forget my Australian example. That was a bad idea. There is no 
exception, or souldn't be.

But if config.inc.php override the language pref as Chad proposed we 
will lost all the benefit. The best is to invite webmaster to change a 
" custom.inc.php " file in the language directory and set this file as 
prefered language in his conf.inc.php if no language file correspond to 
their need (if ever).  So visitors will have the possibility to change 
their language view. And with their $_cookie_pref_language, phpical 
will be able to display the week days as desired.

Mike.