Re: Please do not use en_US.UTF-8 outside the US

On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 03:17:58AM -0400, Michael B. Allen wrote:
> If /etc/papersize is specific to Debian, how would developers
> consistently detect something like paper size?

For example, by using libpaper :)
Patches are available for most programs already...


> May The Source be with you.

Yes, definitely :)


> I think using LC_PAPER
> should be enough to satisfy most programs.

The problem here is satisfying users, not programs.  Papersize is a setting
that is specific to available printers, not to any locale one may use.

Regards,
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