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This frequently happens with documentation. My browser language is German, English and French in that order, but that doesn't mean that I prefer a machine trans
by nicbou 2y ago
This frequently happens with documentation. My browser language is German, English and French in that order, but that doesn't mean that I prefer a machine translation over the original in English. Doubly so if I clicked on an English-language search result and the language button is hidden at the bottom of the page.
The correct way is to show the version I came for and maybe inform me that an option in a preferred language exists.
Since I travel a lot, I must also repeat that my location does not inform which languages I speak, or which country's subsite I want to see. I might do Germany-related business while I'm visiting the family abroad. I don't speak Thai just because I'm in Thailand.
- rossant 2y agoSame. I hate it when software documentation websites automatically show me the text in French due to my location and browser settings. I never want to read documentation in French. Always in English. My brain seems to be wired to read documentation in English although English is not my native language.