- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:40:27 +0200
- To: "Anne van Kesteren" <annevk@opera.com>
- Cc: www-svg@w3.org, "Bjoern Hoehrmann" <derhoermi@gmx.net>
On Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 4:29:21 PM, Anne wrote: AvK> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:25:10 +0200, Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org> wrote: >> The lang attribute in HTML was grandfathered into XHTML, but XHTML makes >> it clear that xml:lang should be used, that lang may alsobe used,and >> that xml:lang takes precedence. AvK> Right, but when xml:lang was simply forgotten or whatever, lang is still AvK> important. It might be, but the xml specification does not say so. >> http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-DOM-Level-2-HTML-20030109/html.html#ID-59132807 >> Thanks. So, this is an HTML-specific method on the HTMLElement interface >> from DOM Level 2 - is there an equivalent method for XML? AvK> I don't understand this. Its (a) not a method, agreed AvK> (b) not HTML-specific The HTMLElement intoerface in the DOM Level 2 HTML spec is not html specific?? AvK> and (c) what does this have to do with XML? When you originally mentioned it, it was in the context of sources of language information for XML documents besides xml:lang. So, i assumed it applied to XML in some way; but when i looked, it was HTML specific. AvK> (Personally I'd like to see some revision of DOM3Core with .lang, .id etc. AvK> on Element, but well...) (Separate discussion, probably) -- Chris Lilley mailto:chris@w3.org Interaction Domain Leader Chair, W3C SVG Working Group W3C Graphics Activity Lead Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CG
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