- From: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:43:02 -0400
- To: www-smil@w3.org
Hi, SYMM WG- As the SVG WG wrote to you in a liaison in May 2007 [1], the systemLanguage attribute of the 'switch' element [2] does not adequately account for quality-values in Accept-Language strings. The result of this is that users who have assigned quality values to their language acceptance are unlikely to get the ideal language option, even if one is available. The boolean nature of 'switch', in this regard, should be amended to evaluate at a more discrete level for systemLanguage. We have proposed an alternate algorithm [1] which, while slightly more complex, does yield the ideal results, even in combination with other test attributes. However, this feedback does not seem to have be taken into account in SMIL 3.0. Any algorithm that solves this issue is fine with us, but the issue should be solved in SMIL 3.0. SVG relies on the SMIL definition of 'switch' for use in our own specification, and we need proper i18n. We are happy to work with you to come up with a solution. [1] (member-only) http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/symm/2007Apr/0016.html [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-SMIL3-20070713/smil-content.html#adef-systemLanguage Regards- -Doug Schepers W3C Staff Contact, SVG, CDF, and WebAPI
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