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I had a problem getting TypeConverters to work with generic lists in XNA and WinForms. The designer wouldn't generate the code I wanted for properties. I needed a simple way to serialize objects, so I tried a minimalist approach. Overriding CanConvertTo and ConvertTo methods in my TypeConverter was enough for the designer to serialize the objects correctly, generating much cleaner and simpler code.

This post discusses how to determine a user's locale in C#. For ASP.NET applications, the Request.UserLanguages array provides the user's preferred languages, with the first element being the primary locale. This can be used to set the thread's culture using CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(). In Windows Forms or services, the current culture can be accessed via Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture and several properties like TwoLetterISOLanguageName or DisplayName allow retrieval of locale information.