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Re: Technique 4.1.A (Changes In Language)

From: Marja-Riitta Koivunen <marja@w3.org>
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 18:18:47 -0500
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To: Chris Kreussling <CHRIS.KREUSSLING@ny.frb.org>, w3c-wai-er-ig@w3.org
Later xml:lang should also be possible.

Marja

At 04:49 PM 11/2/99 -0500, Chris Kreussling wrote:
>>>> <w3c-wai-er-ig@w3.org> 10/29 2:06 PM >>>
>An author can identify changes in language for an entire paragraph or DIV
>but how can they identify language changes for a word or phrase within a
>paragraph or DIV?
>
>FONT has a LANG attribute but it's not really appropriate.
>
>Does the author need to identify language changes for a word or phrase?
>
>Chris
><<<
>
>Use <SPAN LANG="whatever">other language</SPAN>. "LANG" can be defined on
most HTML tags. See
<http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html#h-7.5.4>.
>
><author>Chris Kreussling</author>
><disclaimer>The views expressed are 
>those of the author and do not necessarily 
>reflect the position of the Federal Reserve 
>Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve 
>System.</disclaimer>
>
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