> Roberto Scano: > Here there are some tests: > [fix] http://www.w3.org/International/tests/results/lang-decl Thanks Roberto, this is extremely helpful. >From the discussion so far, I think we can go ahead and and have two sufficient techniques: the lang-attribute of the HTML element (if HTML 4 is in the baseline) and the xml:lang attribute of the HTML element (if XHTML 1+ is in the baseline). Within the last technique we could recommend using the lang-attribute as well for backward compatibility, although that would not be required for conformance. In addition to specifying the language using lang or xml:lang, we can have two further optional techniques to indicate the primary language in the HTTP headers or in the META tag but these techniques are not sufficient to conform. Do we have a place for HTTP header techniques? We might need an orphaned techniques document to put techniques that don't have a home yet. We still have no sufficient techniques to identify the primary language for HTML 3.2 or lower. I think that highlights a fundamental problem with the current WCAG spec: it does not allow the use of technologies that have no features to indicate the primary language. Do we really want to claim a site can't be even minimally accessible unless you use a technology that allows you to indicate the primary language? I'm not sure yet if I'll have the time to write/spit polish these techniques today or tomorrow (before my holiday) but I'll do my best. Yvette Hoitink Heritas, Enschede, the Netherlands E-mail: y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl WWW: http://www.heritas.nlReceived on Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:50:54 GMT
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