[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44955: Add lang attribute to readme.html

Sun Sep 16 19:36:52 UTC 2018

#44955: Add lang attribute to readme.html
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 Reporter:  audrasjb       |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Help/About     |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility  |
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 Consider to add `lang` attribute to the `<html>` tag in `readme.html`.
 Indeed, this is useful for assistive technologies users. It helps to
 indicate the primary language of the document.

 "Language of HTML documents is indicated using a lang attribute (on the
 HTML element itself), to indicate the primary language of the document,
 and on individual elements, to indicate a change in language. It provides
 an explicit indication to user agents about the language of content, so an
 appropriate language dictionary can be used and, in the case of screen
 readers and similar assistive technologies with voice output, the content
 is pronounced using the correct voice / language library."

 Source: https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/REC-html51-20171003/dom.html#the-lang-
 and-xmllang-attributes

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