Ticket #5603: language_cookie_name_docs.diff

File language_cookie_name_docs.diff, 2.1 KB (added by moe, 17 years ago)

docs patch

  • settings.txt

     
    538538
    539539.. _internationalization docs: ../i18n/
    540540
     541LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME
     542--------------------
     543
     544Default: ``'django_language'``
     545
     546The name of the cookie to use for the language cookie. This can be whatever
     547you want but must be different to all other cookie names (e.g. SESSION_COOKIE_NAME).
     548See the `internationalization docs`_ for details.
     549
     550
    541551LANGUAGES
    542552---------
    543553
     
    781791
    782792Default: ``'sessionid'``
    783793
    784 The name of the cookie to use for sessions. This can be whatever you want.
     794The name of the cookie to use for sessions. This can be whatever you want
     795but must be different to all other cookie names (e.g. LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME).
    785796See the `session docs`_.
    786797
    787798SESSION_COOKIE_PATH
  • i18n.txt

     
    539539
    540540    * First, it looks for a ``django_language`` key in the the current user's
    541541      `session`_.
    542     * Failing that, it looks for a cookie called ``django_language``.
     542    * Failing that, it looks for a cookie that is named according to your ``LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME`` setting (the default name is: ``django_language``).
    543543    * Failing that, it looks at the ``Accept-Language`` HTTP header. This
    544544      header is sent by your browser and tells the server which language(s) you
    545545      prefer, in order by priority. Django tries each language in the header
     
    711711The view expects to be called via the ``POST`` method, with a ``language``
    712712parameter set in request. If session support is enabled, the view
    713713saves the language choice in the user's session. Otherwise, it saves the
    714 language choice in a ``django_language`` cookie.
     714language choice in a cookie that is by default named ``django_language``
     715(the name can be changed through the ``LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME`` setting).
    715716
    716717After setting the language choice, Django redirects the user, following this
    717718algorithm:
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