# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Flag display in language selector debated ## Open now - Nothing open on GitHub. These items concern a bug where Traditional Chinese showed an incorrect flag, an attempted fix assigning a PRC flag, and a subsequent change to remove country flags from the language picker entirely. The members reflect an ongoing discussion about how to represent language options without implying national identity. ## TL;DR - 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging. - A fix was merged to main in PR #29997. Verify it addresses your case. - **Recommended:** read PR #29997 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom. ## Maintainer resolution verdict - Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-29997`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself. ## How this cluster was grouped - Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference. - Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked. ## Closed / duplicate issues - #29750: \[Bug\]: Traditional Chinese (繁體中文) shows incorrect flag in language selector ## Prior & competing PRs - **#29997: fix(dashboard): remove country flags from language picker**. merged to main · fix tier `verified` - maintainer direction: category `merged` - files: `web/package.json`, `web/src/components/LanguageSwitcher.tsx`, `web/src/i18n/context.tsx`, `web/src/main.tsx` - fix hunks: - `web/package-lock.json` ```diff @@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ "@xterm/xterm": "^6.0.0", "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1", "clsx": "^2.1.1", - "flag-icons": "^7.5.0", "gsap": "^3.15.0", "leva": "^0.10.1", "lucide-react": "^0.577.0", ``` ```diff @@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ "integrity": "sha512-CGOfOJqWjg2qW/Mb6zNsDm+u5vFQ8DxXfbM09z69p5Z6+mE1ikP2jUXw+j42Pf1XTYED2Rni5f95npYeuwMDQA==", "dev": true, "license": "MIT", - 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"flag-icons": "^7.5.0", "gsap": "^3.15.0", "leva": "^0.10.1", "lucide-react": "^0.577.0", ``` - `web/src/components/LanguageSwitcher.tsx` ```diff @@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ import type { Locale } from "@/i18n"; import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"; /** - * Language picker — shows the current language's flag + endonym, opens a - * dropdown of all supported locales when clicked. Persists choice to - * localStorage via the I18n context. + * Language picker — shows the current language's endonym, opens a dropdown + * of all supported locales when clicked. Persists choice to localStorage via + * the I18n context. * * Replaces the older two-state EN↔ZH toggle now that we ship 16 locales * (en, zh, zh-hant, ja, de, es, fr, tr, uk, af, ko, it, ga, pt, ru, hu). * - * Locale markers use lipis/flag-icons (SVG sprites) instead of emoji so flags - * render consistently across platforms. + * No country flags by design — languages aren't countries, and flag pairings + * inevitably create political mismappings (e.g. Mandarin variants ≠ any single + * jurisdiction, English ≠ GB, Portuguese ≠ PT). Endonyms are unambiguous. * * When placed at the bottom of the sidebar (next to ThemeSwitcher), pass * `dropUp` so the list opens above the trigger and avoids clipping below the ``` ```diff @@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ export function LanguageSwitcher({ dropUp = false }: LanguageSwitcherProps) { className="px-2 py-1 normal-case tracking-normal font-normal text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground" > - - - {meta.name} {selected && ✓} ``` ```diff @@ -158,15 +156,6 @@ function LanguageSwitcherOptions({ ); } -function LocaleFlagIcon({ countryCode }: LocaleFlagIconProps) { - return ( - - ); -} - interface LanguageSwitcherOptionsProps { allLocales: Array<[Locale, (typeof LOCALE_META)[Locale]]>; locale: Locale; ``` ```diff @@ -177,7 +166,3 @@ interface LanguageSwitcherOptionsProps { interface LanguageSwitcherProps { dropUp?: boolean; } - -interface LocaleFlagIconProps { - countryCode: string; -} ``` - `web/src/i18n/context.tsx` ```diff @@ -37,27 +37,31 @@ const TRANSLATIONS: Record = { }; // Display metadata for the language picker — endonym (native name) so users -// recognize their language even if they don't speak the current UI language, -// plus a flag-icons sprite (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) for visual scanning. +// recognize their language even if they don't speak the current UI language. // Exposed as a constant so the LanguageSwitcher and any future settings page // can share the same list. -export const LOCALE_META: Record = { - en: { name: "English", flagCountryCode: "gb" }, - zh: { name: "简体中文", flagCountryCode: "cn" }, - "zh-hant": { name: "繁體中文", flagCountryCode: "tw" }, - ja: { name: "日本語", flagCountryCode: "jp" }, - de: { name: "Deutsch", flagCountryCode: "de" }, - es: { name: "Español", flagCountryCode: "es" }, - fr: { name: "Français", flagCountryCode: "fr" }, - tr: { name: "Türkçe", flagCountryCode: "tr" }, - uk: { name: "Українська", flagCountryCode: "ua" }, - af: { name: "Afrikaans", flagCountryCode: "za" }, - ko: { name: "한국어", flagCountryCode: "kr" }, - it: { name: "Italiano", flagCountryCode: "it" }, - ga: { name: "Gaeilge", flagCountryCode: "ie" }, - pt: { name: "Português", flagCountryCode: "pt" }, - ru: { name: "Русский", flagCountryCode: "ru" }, - hu: { name: "Magyar", flagCountryCode: "hu" }, +// +// We intentionally do NOT pair locales with country flags. Languages are not +// countries (English ≠ GB, Portuguese ≠ PT, Spanish ≠ ES, Chinese variants ≠ +// any single jurisdiction). Endonyms are unambiguous and avoid the political +// mismapping that flag pairings inevitably create. +export const LOCALE_META: Record = { + en: { name: "English" }, + zh: { name: "简体中文" }, + "zh-hant": { name: "繁體中文" }, + ja: { name: "日本語" }, + de: { name: "Deutsch" }, + es: { name: "Español" }, + fr: { name: "Français" }, + tr: { name: "Türkçe" }, + uk: { name: "Українська" }, + af: { name: "Afrikaans" }, + ko: { name: "한국어" }, + it: { name: "Italiano" }, + ga: { name: "Gaeilge" }, + pt: { name: "Português" }, + ru: { name: "Русский" }, + hu: { name: "Magyar" }, }; const SUPPORTED_LOCALES = Object.keys(TRANSLATIONS) as Locale[]; ``` - `web/src/main.tsx` ```diff @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client"; import { BrowserRouter } from "react-router-dom"; -import "flag-icons/css/flag-icons.min.css"; import "./index.css"; import App from "./App"; import { SystemActionsProvider } from "./contexts/SystemActions"; ``` - **#29765: fix(web): show PRC flag for Traditional Chinese (繁體中文)**. closed without merge - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#29997` ## Fix status - Merged to main in PR #29997 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream. - Fix last verified (merged) `2026-05-21`.