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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: flags and countries
From:       Rafael Beccar <rafabeccar () speedy ! com ! ar>
Date:       2004-08-23 3:35:33
Message-ID: 200408230035.33332.rafabeccar () speedy ! com ! ar
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El Dom 22 Ago 2004 19:41, Gérard Delafond escribió:
>Hi !
>
>I am wondering how the choice of the flags is done in the contry selection
>(kcontrol) and in timezones.
>
>In Country and Language, I saw french dependencies are shown with local
> flags.

And why not ? ... I know this could be controversial, but  I think that if 
those territories made a local flag is because they want to use it.

For example, in the case of Mayotte you mention below, I investigated about 
this and found that it is true that Mayotte is administered by France, but it 
is claimed by Comoros (see http://www.ksu.edu/sasw/comoros/comoros.html). So, 
what flag should be used French flag or Comorian flag?

I think the local flag is the best choice if there is one, and I'd rather no 
flag if there isn't a local flag. Just like current KDE state.

>
>Is it a political choice ? As a french citizen I did not even know these
> flags existed. (St Pierre & Miquelon, French Guyane, Wallis, etc.)

Mmm... I don't see French Guyane in the list of countries. I think you are 
taking about the Republic of Guyane, that is an independent country. So, 
Guyane and French Guyane are both in South America and they are very close 
each other but they are different things. And as a South American citizen I 
have known about this flag since I was a kid.     ;-) 

Best Regards,
Rafael

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>In timezones, it seems to be the same, but much flags are missing (default
>flag).
>
>Among them, I saw
>Thule has no flag.
>Either put the danish's one, or put this one (Groenland local flag) :
>http://asmi2.dyndns.org/cyber-flag/Html/Groenland.htm
>
>No flag at all in Antarctica. I think local flags will be hard to find
> (except if penguins have some). Probably the national flags of the owners
> should be shown (Dumont d'Urville = France, etc.)
>
>Belgrade has no flag.
>Here is Serbia's flag :
>http://www.quid.fr/monde.html?mode=detail&iso=yu&style=drapeau
>
>Kerguelen Island, La Réunion, Mayotte have no flag = french flag should be
>used.
>Here is Mayotte local flag :
>http://atlasgeo.span.ch/htmld/Mayotte2.htm
>Kerguelen Islands seem not have a flag (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAAF).
>Only penguins live there.
>La Réunion has no real flag. Some people designed this one, but it seems
>nobody uses it : http://www.clicanoo.com/articles/article.asp?id=45539
>
>Midway has no flag. US flag should be used (see
>http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/flags/mq-flag.html).
>
>Hope it helps
>
>Gerard

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