fix(lang): respect fallback languages #938
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If `navigator.languages` returns `['da', 'en-US', 'en']`, and the Danish
language is not available, the user interface should be in English.
Currently it is shown in Norwegian, because only `'da'` is taken into
account when deciding on the preferred language (and `match` selects
`nb-NO` using the default `'best fit'` algorithm).
While the Norwegian and Danish languages are similar, I would argue that
this is a bug, as `navigator.languages` cleary states that the fallback
language should be English.
Another potential solution would be to pass `{ algorithm: 'lookup' }` to
the `match` function. However, this might break some cases when a
`'best fit'` approach would be appropriate (e.g. Swiss German falling
back to German).
See https://helvede.net/@jwcph/113497955274343365.
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If
navigator.languagesreturns['da', 'en-US', 'en'], and the Danish language is not available, the user interface should be in English.Currently it is shown in Norwegian, because only
'da'is taken into account when deciding on the preferred language (andmatchselectsnb-NOusing the default'best fit'algorithm).While the Norwegian and Danish languages are similar, I would argue that this is a bug, as
navigator.languagescleary states that the fallback language should be English.Another potential solution would be to pass
{ algorithm: 'lookup' }to thematchfunction. However, this might break some cases when a'best fit'approach would be appropriate (e.g. Swiss German falling back to German).See https://helvede.net/@jwcph/113497955274343365.