- From: Richard Ishida <ishida@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 10:02:33 +0100
- To: <public-comments-wcag20@w3.org>, <public-i18n-core@w3.org>
> Comment 2: > > Source: http://www.w3.org/mid/20060627174721.BB9AE4EEC9@homer.w3.org > (Issue ID: LC-1371) > > Comment from the i18n review of: > http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-20060427/ > > Comment 2 > At http://www.w3.org/International/reviews/0606-wcag2/ > Editorial/substantive: S/E > Owner: RI > > Location in reviewed document: > Guideline 3.1 > > Comment: > The term 'primary' is used here in a different way than currently used > in i18n documents. We use 'primary language' > to meanthe intended audience of the document - as specified in the > HTTP header or the meta statement. Our equivalent for your term > 'primary language' wouldbe 'default text-processing language', based > on the associated explanations. This is what is expressed via the > language attribute(s) on the html element. (Note that we are currently > considering options for replacing the term 'primary language' with > something less ambiguous and moreaccurate.) > > > For a summary of our current usage see > http://www.w3.org/TR/i18n-html-tech-lang/#ri20040808.100519373 > [http://www.w3.org/TR/i18n-html-tech-lang/#ri20040808.100519373] > > > We believe that what is necessary for accessibility is identification > of the text-processing language - ie. so that text-to-speech systems > know what language they are dealing with. > > > We suggest that you say "The natural language or languages of the Web > unit..." > > ---------------------------- > Response from Working Group: > ---------------------------- > > We have revised our terminology to "default human language". > We have changed the use of this term in both the guidelines and > techniques. Thank you. The i18n Core WG is satisfied by this. ============ Richard Ishida Internationalization Lead W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) http://www.w3.org/People/Ishida/ http://www.w3.org/International/ http://people.w3.org/rishida/blog/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ishida/
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