- From: Yvette Hoitink <y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:30:01 +0200
- To: <public-wcag-teamb@w3.org>
Hi all, Just after I sent my previous message, I found the following enlightening document by the internationalization group: http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-i18n-html-tech-lang-20050224/ Summary: use the HTTP headers or <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en"/> to specify the primary language(s) in addition to specifying the language of the text using the lang-attribute of the enclosing elements. I think to pass this success criterion, each of the following techniques is in itself sufficient: specifying the language in HTTP headers or using the meta technique or lang-attribute of the HTML element or the xml:lang-attribute of the HTML element. Following either of these will allow the user agent to programmatically determine the primary language, which is what the SC requires. We could recommend specifying the language in the http headers (either by manipulating the HTTP headers directly or by using the meta technique) combined with the lang + xml:lang attributes of the HTML element. Yvette Hoitink Heritas, Enschede, the Netherlands E-mail: y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl WWW: http://www.heritas.nl
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