Re: Implementing Support for BCP 47 (Language Identification)

On Jul 5, 8:38 pm, "Gordon P. Hemsley" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> We are in the process of implementing support for BCP 47 (Language
> Identification) in Gecko/Firefox. Having already identified bug 481389
> (Make sure only valid language attribute values are exposed) as relating
> to accessibility, I wanted to touch base with you on any other potential
> accessibility issues.
>
> You can find many details on this wiki page:https://wiki.mozilla.org/User:GPHemsley/BCP_47
>
> We are also planning to discuss with UX the revamping of the preference
> panels for Languages and Font & Colors. I imagine that discussion will
> take place, at least in part, in mozilla.dev.usability, if you're
> interested.
>
> However, if you have any further concerns about accessibility for BCP 47
> support outside of that UI redesign, please either reply here or make a
> note on the wiki about it. You can also mark bugs as blocking the
> 'bcp47' bug on BMO and we'll look into it.
>

Thanks for the heads up. We'll definitely be interested in any UX
changes, as well as what can be user-customized as that can greatly
effect accessibility.

Cheers,
David