[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28197: Fallback Languages

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#28197: Fallback Languages
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 Reporter:  downstairsdev  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  I18N           |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:
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Comment (by cvedovini):

 Replying to [comment:44 Kau-Boy]:
 > Using a translatable core string does not require any new files.

 still, it's a new data that needs to be managed (I thought of new file
 because I imagined a new domain, I see now you're using _x in your
 example, not __, my bad)

 > To whole point of this new core functionality is to have a generic
 fallback for all plugins and themes. You are right, that having a core
 translation file named with the locale name would be OK for the WordPress
 core. But all plugins and themes, that do not have a correct lanuguage
 variant file, would fall back to English.

 it's not working much for plugins and themes either, you will require that
 they actually provide the fallback (say "es_ES") which is the same as me
 asking them to provide "es", so in that front there is no difference

 > As you can see from the active install of my plugin, there is a great
 nead for such a feature and having it in core would make it even easier
 for all users. As for German, using the formal variant has become more
 common, now that you can choose it from the backend settings or on
 installation. For those users, a default fallback should be in core.

 like I said before, I totally agree the mechanism should be in the core.
 the question is what mechanism? I prefer something simple that is conform
 to standards that are already used elsewhere, that's all.

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