Re: Validator doesn't know that pes is Persian

Hi,

Do the three-letter codes really improve interop? CLDR seems to use fa-AF for Dari.

On Mon, May 12, 2025, at 10:47 AM, mike@w3.org wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> r12a <ishida@w3.org>, 2025-05-10 14:01 +0900:
>> Archived-At: <https://www.w3.org/mid/85c113a0-220e-c469-ea36-e046521f95b0@w3.org>
>> 
>> Showing results for
>> https://w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/questions/qa-lang-why.pes.html
>> 
>>    *Warning*: This document appears to be written in Persian but the
>>    |html| start tag has |lang="pes"|. Consider using |lang="fa"| (or
>>    variant) instead.
>> 
>> 'fa' is a macrolanguage. The document is written in Iranian Persian (rather
>> than, say, Dari), and the more precise langtag is 'pes'.
>
> Thanks — fixed now:
>
> https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https://w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/questions/qa-lang-why.pes.html
>
>   –Mike
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