[Bug 13408] UA should use element locale for i18n

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13408

--- Comment #4 from Cameron Jones <cmhjones@gmail.com> 2011-12-05 12:35:43 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> I'll replace "the user's preferred locale" with "the user's preferred locale or
> the locale implied by the element's <span>language</span>."

this is fine but the notes should not be explicitly required as language
resolution is already defined. 

since the notes already exist it is probably better for clarity that they
remain but with an updated text.

i would hesitate from describing the locale as being 'implied' and instead use
'defined' as an authoritative statement.

i suggest changing the note something like this:

"The language of an element is determined through language resolution algorithm
defined in section 3.2.3.3. Browsers may provide configuration to override and
present elements according to the conventions of a user's preferred locale."

This retains the authority of the page and specification but highlights how
browsers may customize their user experience through configuration and as a
point of differentiation. 

This will not violate the definition of the page if UA overrides are limited to
presentational rendering and not used for value representation or form
encoding. 

It does however provide for UAs to continue their current implementation
behavior which is biased to en-US regional presentation but as explicit
customizations and as their responsibility over altering authored applications.

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Received on Monday, 5 December 2011 12:35:46 UTC