[Bug 3473] Language information data category overview

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3473

           Summary: Language information data category overview
           Product: ITS
           Version: LastCall
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: ITS tagset
        AssignedTo: fsasaki@w3.org
        ReportedBy: ysavourel@translate.com
         QAContact: public-i18n-its@w3.org


Issue # of i18nCore comments:
http://www.w3.org/International/reviews/0606-its/

"The element langRule is used to express that a given piece of content
(selected by the attribute langPointer) is used to express language information
as defined by [RFC 3066bis]."

It's surely not the content that expresses the language information, it's the
markup that expresses the language of the content. We feel that this paragraph
does not explain its intent clearly, and mixes up several ideas.

We suggest:

"The element langRule is used to express the language of a given piece of
content (selected by the attribute langPointer). The langPointer attribute
indicates the markup which expresses the language of the content pointed to by
langRule. This markup must do so using values that conform to BCP 47 or its
successor."

Received on Monday, 17 July 2006 19:23:58 UTC