1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 4e6ad5efb..8ef23f49d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end
 
     def set_gettext_locale
-        requested_locale = params[:locale] || session[:locale] || cookies[:locale] ||  request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']
+        if MySociety::Config.get('USE_DEFAULT_BROWSER_LANGUAGE', true)
+            requested_locale = params[:locale] || session[:locale] || cookies[:locale] || request.env['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'] || I18n.default_locale
+        else
+            requested_locale = params[:locale] || session[:locale] || cookies[:locale] || I18n.default_locale
+        end
         session[:locale] = FastGettext.set_locale(requested_locale)
     end
 
     # scrub sensitive parameters from the logs
     filter_parameter_logging :password
 
-    helper_method :site_name, :locale_from_params
-    def site_name
-      site_name = MySociety::Config.get('SITE_NAME', 'Alaveteli')
-      return site_name      
-    end
+    helper_method :locale_from_params
 
     # Help work out which request causes RAM spike.
     # http://www.codeweblog.com/rails-to-monitor-the-process-of-memory-leaks-skills/
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
         if session[:user_id].nil?
             return nil
         else
-            return User.find(session[:user_id])
+            begin
+                return User.find(session[:user_id])
+            rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+                return nil
+            end
         end
     end
 
@@ -274,7 +278,9 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     def check_read_only
         read_only = MySociety::Config.get('READ_ONLY', '')
         if !read_only.empty?
-            flash[:notice] = "<p>WhatDoTheyKnow is currently in maintenance. You can only view existing requests. You cannot make new ones, add followups or annotations, or otherwise change the database.</p> <p>" + read_only + "</p>"
+            flash[:notice] = _("<p>{{site_name}} is currently in maintenance. You can only view existing requests. You cannot make new ones, add followups or annotations, or otherwise change the database.</p> <p>{{read_only}}</p>",
+                :site_name => site_name,
+                :read_only => read_only)
             redirect_to frontpage_url
         end
 
@@ -349,6 +355,9 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     # views (for links) and mailers (for use in emails), so include them into
     # all of all.
     include LinkToHelper
+
+    # Site-wide access to configuration settings
+    include ConfigHelper
 end