- From: Murray Altheim <altheim@eng.sun.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:44:27 -0800
- To: Jonny Axelsson <jonny@metastasis.net>
- CC: www-html@w3.org
Jonny Axelsson wrote: [...] > And as for BDO, what is the point with the BDO element, given that every > applicable element, in particular SPAN, has a DIR attribute? What > advantages has BDO stands for 'bidirectional override' and is a necessary component for i18n. You need a combination of a 'lang' or 'xml:lang' attribute, a 'dir' attribute, and the ability to override direction using <bdo>. This is explained in some detail in the HTML 4.0 specification. Murray ........................................................................... Murray Altheim <mailto:altheim@eng.sun.com> XML Technology Center Sun Microsystems, Inc., MS MPK17-102, 1601 Willow Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025 the honey bee is sad and cross and wicked as a weasel and when she perches on you boss she leaves a little measle -- archy
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