- From: Felix Sasaki <fsasaki@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:02:29 +0900
- To: "Mark Baker" <distobj@acm.org>
- Cc: public-cdf@w3.org, public-i18n-core@w3.org
Hi Mark, Thank you for the follow up. Sorry that I cannot give you a reply yet. We have an i18n core call on Tuesday, and after that the group / I will come back to you. Cheers, Felix On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:26:44 +0900, Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org> wrote: > Felix - the WG hasn't discussed the details of your response to our > message, but I think I can respond to it while staying in scope of > what we did decide, more or less ... > > On 1/31/06, Felix Sasaki <fsasaki@w3.org> wrote: >> The i18n core working group still disagrees with your reply. >> We have a scenario in mind with an XHTML document which contains an SVG >> image. If it is external, the language information does not apply >> anymore. >> Our concern is: what should happen if there is no "authoritative >> metadata"? We agree with the explanation you gave us, but would like to >> have a scenario for the case without "authoritative metadata", but with >> document internal data. > > But "document internal data" can include authoritative metadata (e.g. > xml:lang). > > So if you mean a case where a document with an xml:lang CDR-references > a document with its own xml:lang, I think the semantics are pretty > clear. But if you mean a document with an xml:lang CDR-referencing > another document without an xml:lang or other authoritative indication > of language, then I think you're left with heuristics as Bjoern > pointed out. > > Cheers, > > Mark.
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