PS - IE ignores the xml:lang and lang attributes, just doesn't know they exist.
This isn't entirely correct. JAWS, Window-Eyes, IBM HomePage Reader and other screen readers that use IE as the required browser interpret those values. IE doesn't ignore those values. Those values simply do not offer standard browsers anything that helps their presentation. Browsers require Character set to determine how the text should be presented (left-to-right, right-to-left, top-down) and which set of characters to call into the browser presentation. Lee Roberts http://www.roserockdesign.com http://www.applepiecart.com -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 7.0.262 / Virus Database: 264.6.4 - Release Date: 8/19/2004 ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
