RE: [WSG] multi-lingual
Hello John, See http://www.w3.org/International/tutorials/language-decl/en/all.html#Slide006 0 and http://www.w3.org/TR/i18n-html-tech-lang/#ri20040728.121358444 The lang and xml:lang attributes can and should only specify one language at a time, as they indicate the language of the text you are currently dealing with. You can indicate that the document as a whole has two primary languages using the HTTP header. Meta elements may also serve the same purpose, but it is not clear to what extent they are used by anyone. Hope that helps, RI Richard Ishida W3C contact info: http://www.w3.org/People/Ishida/ W3C Internationalization: http://www.w3.org/International/ Publication blog: http://people.w3.org/rishida/blog/ > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of john > Sent: 30 May 2005 09:11 > To: web standards list > Subject: [WSG] multi-lingual > > Hello. > > I have a question. I've been doing a lot of multi-lingual > sites lately, and I usually separate them into individual > sites based on language, and indicate so properly in the code. > > However, one of my clients wants two languages integrated > into one site (basically two languages, one next to the > other, but in different colors). My question is, how do I > code this so that it makes sense? > For individual languages sites, I add: > > lang="en" xml:lang="en" (changing the language, of course) > > But if I'm putting two languages on one page, how is that > done? Can I use: > > lang="en,pt" xml:lang="en,pt" (or something similar)? > > Thanks, in advance, for your assistance. > -- > > ~john > _ > Dr. Zeus Web Design > http://www.DrZeus.net > "content without clutter" > > > ** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ** > ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] multi-lingual
Oh, duh. If all else fails, read the W3 specs. If that doesn't work? Follow them. Thanks again. ~john _ Dr. Zeus Web Design http://www.DrZeus.net "content without clutter" on 5/30/2005 11:08 AM Bert Doorn said the following: john wrote: Ah, I see. What about mixing languages in the KEYWORDS and DESCRIPTION? Is that a problem? From http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#edef-META : - META and search engines A common use for META is to specify keywords that a search engine may use to improve the quality of search results. When several META elements provide language-dependent information about a document, search engines may filter on the lang attribute to display search results using the language preferences of the user. For example, <-- For speakers of US English --> <-- For speakers of British English --> <-- For speakers of French --> -- Regards ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] multi-lingual
john wrote: Ah, I see. What about mixing languages in the KEYWORDS and DESCRIPTION? Is that a problem? From http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#edef-META : - META and search engines A common use for META is to specify keywords that a search engine may use to improve the quality of search results. When several META elements provide language-dependent information about a document, search engines may filter on the lang attribute to display search results using the language preferences of the user. For example, <-- For speakers of US English --> <-- For speakers of British English --> <-- For speakers of French --> -- Regards -- Bert Doorn, Better Web Design http://www.betterwebdesign.com.au/ Fast-loading, user-friendly websites ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] multi-lingual
Ah, I see. What about mixing languages in the KEYWORDS and DESCRIPTION? Is that a problem? ~john _ Dr. Zeus Web Design http://www.DrZeus.net "content without clutter" on 5/30/2005 10:00 AM Bert Doorn said the following: G'day However, one of my clients wants two languages integrated into one site (basically two languages, one next to the other, but in different colors). My question is, how do I code this so that it makes sense? For individual languages sites, I add: lang="en" xml:lang="en" (changing the language, of course) But if I'm putting two languages on one page, how is that done? Can I use: If you mean putting them side by side in columns (e.g. floating divs), you could use the lang attribute on individual divs. ... ... Or to make it easier, set the html element to lang="en" and put lang="pt" only on the elements (divs or whatever you're using) with portuguese content. Regards ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] multi-lingual
G'day However, one of my clients wants two languages integrated into one site (basically two languages, one next to the other, but in different colors). My question is, how do I code this so that it makes sense? For individual languages sites, I add: lang="en" xml:lang="en" (changing the language, of course) But if I'm putting two languages on one page, how is that done? Can I use: If you mean putting them side by side in columns (e.g. floating divs), you could use the lang attribute on individual divs. ... ... Or to make it easier, set the html element to lang="en" and put lang="pt" only on the elements (divs or whatever you're using) with portuguese content. Regards -- Bert Doorn, Better Web Design http://www.betterwebdesign.com.au/ Fast-loading, user-friendly websites ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] multi-lingual
On 5/30/05, john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <...> > But if I'm putting two languages on one page, how is that done? Can I use: > > lang="en,pt" xml:lang="en,pt" (or something similar)? > That does not make sense. Or it does in case text is written in mix of these two languages. Just mark appropriate paragraphs with correct language. Regards, Rimantas -- http://rimantas.com/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
