The locale is set to:

• site.ini:RegionalSettings:SystemLocale is set in case it is not empty, otherwise the system locale is used.

For templates this default locale is overridden with:

• template.ini:CharsetSettings:DefaultTemplateLocale if it is not empty
• a {*?template locale='...'?*} setting in a template, in case it exists.

All settings may consist of a comma seperated list. Exponential will try to set the locales in order as they appear in the array until one of the settings works.

Example:

• site.ini:RegionalSettings:SystemLocale=posix,C
• template.ini:CharsetSettings:DefaultTemplateLocale=farawaistan
• foobar.tpl has {*?template locale="german,de_DE"?*}

the list which Exponential tries to set for the whole system is:

• posix, C

the list which exponential tries to set for a template is:

• german, de_DE, farawaistan

If none of the locales in the last line is supported on the system, the one that works from the 'global' list is still in effect. It is advised to leave template.ini:CharsetSettings:DefaultTemplateLocale set to the empty string if NO other template overrides the locale. There is no overhead of setting locales at all then. In that case there is a template which overrides the locale, make sure to set a default locale for other templates, otherwise templates will inherit the locale if they are called from within that template.