b:dataTable doesn't use browser language

[NicolaIsotta]

As the title, I've already prepared a PR which contains two other small fixes.

[stephanrauh]

@NicolaIsotta I've uploaded a new version of the snapshot to Maven Central, and I've added a demo on the showcase. But I don't know how to test the feature. There used to be a Google Chrome setting allowing me to switch the default language, but it's gone :(. Do you have an idea?

http://www3.bootsfaces.net/Showcase/forms/DataTable.jsf (search for Internationalization)

[NicolaIsotta]

@stephanrauh
Just put <f:view locale="#{localeBean.locale}"/> somewhere in the xhtml.

Into localeBean, which should be SessionScoped:

private String locale; // getter and setter

@PostConstruct
public void postConstruct() {
    this.locale = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getViewRoot().getLocale().getLanguage();
}

Then, in DataTable.xhtml, add a b:selectOneMenu with #{localeBean.locale} as the value and some selectItems with the possible languages.

[stephanrauh]

Adding the selectItem with itemValue=#{localeBean.locale}' isn't exactly the same as the auto-detection you've implemented :). But you're right, I remember faintly that we used to add a locale setting to the root tag. But if I've got you right, simply omitting the langandlang-url` tags (or setting them to null) should do the trick. Which is what my demo does.

[NicolaIsotta]

Yes, if both the values are missing or null the Language is evaluated from the viewroot. Anyway, I think Firefox have the accepted-languages configuration if you need to test.

[stephanrauh]

Oh. It's an OSX problem. You can set the browser language of Chrome in Windows, but not in OSX. The Mac version always uses the system default language. Now my MacBook speaks Spanish to me, and the datatable does the same, too.

Probably it would have been simpler to install Firefox :).