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Arguably it makes a little more sense for keyboard layouts, but even then.
Edit: also with alternative layouts. Is Dvorak English? If you want you can create your own keyboard layout with Ukulele https://software.sil.org/ukelele/ (or edit an existing one) and change the icon to any image.
The Unicode Consortium has indicated they won't accept new flags as emoji. https://www.engadget.com/unicode-no-flag-emoji-please-131509... Given this, it's a sensible move; it won't be long before the available set no longer reflects the full set of countries.
None of the input methods I use ever used flags anyway.
I 100% applaud this. I've always used ABC Extended because I thought a flag in the system menu was gaudy and weirdly nationalistic. I know I live in the US and use the American English keyboard layout. Similarly, I don't need a Chinese flag every time I switch to a Chinese keyboard.
What's wrong with nationalism? Do you also think supporting your local community is weird?
The Unicode Consortium has indicated they won't accept new flags as emoji. https://www.engadget.com/unicode-no-flag-emoji-please-131509... Given this, it's a sensible move; it won't be long before the available set no longer reflects the full set of countries.
Related issue I hadn't thought of before: what happens if the flag is changed? Suppose it partly depends if the unicode description is 'flag of the country blah' or blazon-style description of what it looks like.
There is a many-to-many relation between countries and languages, so flag for language is a bad UI choice.
I 100% applaud this. I've always used ABC Extended because I thought a flag in the system menu was gaudy and weirdly nationalistic. I know I live in the US and use the American English keyboard layout. Similarly, I don't need a Chinese flag every time I switch to a Chinese keyboard.
What's wrong with nationalism? Do you also think supporting your local community is weird?
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Same as Japanese. Japanese is a near perfect correspondence between language and national identity, but none of the Japanese input methods use a flag.
This doesn’t seem like it would be related to China or Taiwan in any way.
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China demands suppressing everything that even hints of Taiwan not being an independent country, even outside of its borders? Fine, sanction them to hell and beyond.