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- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:57:24 -0000
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http://esw.w3.org/topic/its0601TechLangAuth
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= Specify the language of the content =
+ Use the xml:lang attribute to specify in what language is the content of an element.
+
+ Having information about what is the language of a content is very important in many situation. Some of them are:
+
+ * selection of a proper font (e.g. for traditional or simplified Chinese)
+
+ * processing of the text for wrapping and hyphenation
+
+ * spell-checking the text
+
+ * selecting proper formatting properties for data such as date, numbers, etc.
+
+ * selecting proper automated text such as quotation marks or other punctuation signs
+
+ The normal way of specifying the language of a document is to declare it in the root element and, if needed, to override that initial declaration for parts of the document in a different language.
+
+ For example:
+
+ {{{<document xml:lang="en">
+ <para>The motto of Québec is the short phrase:
+ <q xml:lang="fr-ca">Je me souviens</q>. It is chiseled
+ on the front of the Parliament Building.</para>
+ </document>}}}
+
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