[LON-CAPA-users] language context
Jay Sullivan
lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:10:27 -0400
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> Okay, you are the second user to report this ... except for my strategic
> goal that every LON-CAPA user should first learn German, I have currently no
> idea how this could happen. It only occurred this semester, even though we
> did not change the LON-CAPA version on the machine.
>
It's actually happened about 3 times. It's kind of a neat "feature", like
some kind of subliminal language training.
> * I assume that nowhere in your browser language preferences does it say
> anything about "German"?
>
Nope.
>
> * The complete page was German, not only some phrases?
All the options on the parameter page were in German. I'm pretty sure the
names of the months at the bottom (in the drop down box) were in English.
> * After that, everything was English again?
After I submitted my changes to the parameters, the page refreshed in
English.
> * You were actually on the educog-server, not offloaded elsewhere?
>
I was definitely on the educog server.
Jay
>
> - Gerd.
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Jay Sullivan wrote:
>
> I was working in the parameter manager when suddenly all text on the
>> screen switched to German. Fortunately I remembered where all the buttons
>> where I normally use. When I hit save, it saved and refreshed the screen in
>> English.
>>
>> Weird.....
>>
>> This is on the educog server at approximately 12:45pm today.
>>
>> Jay
>>
>
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Okay, you are the second user to report this ... except for my strategic go=
al that every LON-CAPA user should first learn German, I have currently no =
idea how this could happen. It only occurred this semester, even though we =
did not change the LON-CAPA version on the machine.<br>
</blockquote><div>=A0<br>It's actually happened about 3 times. It's=
kind of a neat "feature", like some kind of subliminal language =
training.<br><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-le=
ft: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: =
1ex;">
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* I assume that nowhere in your browser language preferences does it say an=
ything about "German"?<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Nope.<br>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8e=
x; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
* The complete page was German, not only some phrases?</blockquote><div><br=
>All the options on the parameter page were in German. I'm pretty sure =
the names of the months at the bottom (in the drop down box) were in Englis=
h.<br>
=A0<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px so=
lid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
* After that, everything was English again?</blockquote><div><br>After I su=
bmitted my changes to the parameters, the page refreshed in English.<br>=A0=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid=
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
* You were actually on the educog-server, not offloaded elsewhere?<br>
</blockquote><div><br>I was definitely on the educog server.<br><br>Jay<br>=
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rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
- Gerd.<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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On Jul 9, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Jay Sullivan wrote:<br>
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204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I was working in the parameter manager when suddenly all text on the screen=
switched to German. Fortunately I remembered where all the buttons where I=
normally use. When I hit save, it saved and refreshed the screen in Englis=
h.<br>
<br>
Weird.....<br>
<br>
This is on the educog server at approximately 12:45pm today.<br>
<br>
Jay<br>
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