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GREETINGS Multi-language greeting.

Javascript to display a message according to the language code as set in browser.

The following image file:

(don't forget to download!) is displayed in a browser with a RU (Russian) country code.

You can create your own image files (or download them) for other non-Latin alphabets.

You can easily add your own country codes: UNICODE, or make up your own messages: TRAVLANG

DEMO (Color and style may be changed)

First, copy the script below in between your HEAD tags.

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">
<!--

/*---

COLOPHON
 
TITLE
MindYerLanguage v 1.1 (Foreign language message display)

OBJECTIVE
Javascript to display a message (in this case a welcome) according to the
language code as set in browser.

AUTHOR
John Walker

CREATED
2000-10-10T11:33:23+01:00 
 
REFERENCES
For more about languages see:
http://www.unicode.org/unicode/onlinedat/languages.html
http://www.travlang.com/languages/

COPYRIGHT
This script is Copyright © 2000 JF Walker All Rights 
Reserved but may be freely used provided this colophon is 
included in full.

---*/

if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape')
var language = navigator.language;
else
var language = navigator.browserLanguage;

function writeMessage() {

/*-------------------------------------------------------------

You can easily add your own country codes:
http://www.unicode.org/unicode/onlinedat/languages.html

For a decent language translator, see:
http://www.travlang.com/languages/

-------------------------------------------------------------*/

if (language.indexOf('en') > -1) document.write("Welcome");
else if (language.indexOf('is') > -1) document.write("Halló, Góđan daginn");
else if (language.indexOf('pl') > -1) document.write("Dzien' dobry");
else if (language.indexOf('ro') > -1) document.write("Binevenit");
else if (language.indexOf('kl') > -1) document.write("Ilaali");
else if (language.indexOf('bg') > -1) document.write("Dobro utro");
else if (language.indexOf('af') > -1) document.write("Welkom");
else if (language.indexOf('ar') > -1) document.write("Sabah al khair");
else if (language.indexOf('zh') > -1) document.write("Ni hao");
else if (language.indexOf('cs') > -1) document.write("Vítany");
else if (language.indexOf('da') > -1) document.write("Hallo");
else if (language.indexOf('nl') > -1) document.write("Welkom");
else if (language.indexOf('eo') > -1) document.write("Bonvenigi");
else if (language.indexOf('fi') > -1) document.write("Hei");
else if (language.indexOf('fr') > -1) document.write("Bienvenue");
else if (language.indexOf('de') > -1) document.write("Willkommen");
else if (language.indexOf('hu') > -1) document.write("Isten hozta!");
else if (language.indexOf('it') > -1) document.write("Benvenuto");
else if (language.indexOf('ja') > -1) document.write("Kouguu");
else if (language.indexOf('ga') > -1) document.write("Tá fáilte romhat");
else if (language.indexOf('la') > -1) document.write("Ave");
else if (language.indexOf('no') > -1) document.write("Hei");
else if (language.indexOf('sk') > -1) document.write("Prosím; Nie je za c^o");
else if (language.indexOf('ru') > -1) document.write('<img src="ruwelcome.gif">');
else if (language.indexOf('tr') > -1) document.write("Merhaba");
else if (language.indexOf('es') > -1) document.write("Bienvenida");
else if (language.indexOf('sv') > -1) document.write("Hej");
else if (language.indexOf('cy') > -1) document.write("Croeso");
else if (language.indexOf('zu') > -1) document.write("Sawubona");
else if (language.indexOf('pt') > -1) document.write("Bem-vindo");

else document.write("Welcome");

}

//  End -->
</script>

Copy the table below in to the part of the BODY where you want the output to go. Set the style yourself.