Re: Support for BCP 47 (Tags for Identifying Languages)

On Jun 10, 6:05=A0pm, Axel Hecht <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am 10.06.11 21:55, schrieb Gordon P. Hemsley:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jun 10, 3:00 pm, Jesper Kristensen
> > <[email protected]> =A0wrote:
> >> Den 10-06-2011 18:50, GPHemsley skrev:
>
> >>> (This message is cross-posted to both the mozilla.dev.l10n and
> >>> mozilla.dev.i18n newsgroups; feel free to use either to respond.)
>
> >>> Hello all,
>
> >>> Axel wanted me to let you know that work is progressing on getting
> >>> support for the latest BCP 47 into Firefox.
>
> >>> For starters, the main bug we're working in (though it will likely
> >>> become a tracking bug once we get into the nitty gritty) is bug 356038
> >>> (alias: bcp47).
>
> >>>https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D356038
>
> >>> Kevin Scannell and I have also put together a wiki page to detail
> >>> precisely what our plan of action will be.
>
> >>>https://wiki.mozilla.org/User:GPHemsley/BCP_47
>
> >>> Our intent is to fully and properly implement BCP 47 and improve
> >>> language preference selection within Firefox, while also limiting the
> >>> impact on the l10n and i18n communities.
>
> >>> As such, we encourage you to voice your thoughts and opinions on this
> >>> process. None of the steps of the plan of action are set in stone, so
> >>> feel free to correct and update the wiki page or discuss controversial
> >>> portions here.
>
> >>> You may also ask any questions or raise any issues we haven't thought
> >>> of.
>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Gordon
>
> >> I am not sure if it is related or relevant to you, but since your wiki
> >> page seems to list where language codes and language names are used:
>
> >> There is a desire, and maybe even a plan, to add the ability for Firef=
ox
> >> to automatically choose the right spell check dictionary based amongst
> >> other things on the HTML lang attribute. It would most likely involve
> >> comparing language codes to find a best fit.
>
> > Ah, yes! I'm glad to hear that there's finally a usecase that can take
> > advantage of the HTML lang attribute.
>
> > I've added a note to the wiki page that this is part of the desired
> > state for spellchecking.
>
> Also hyphenation,http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-text/#hyphenation.
>
> Axel

Ah, yes, good point. And it's probably even more important, since it
actually landed in Firefox proper. (Was it 5, 6, or 7?)

I've added a section for hyphenation to the wiki page, but I don't
know what the current or desired states are for that at the moment.
Could someone who's more familiar with the new feature add some basic
information to the wiki page?

Thanks,
Gordon