[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 122261] New: AX: WebKit should avoid exposing lang=en defined on root <html> because it's frequently incorrect

Wed Oct 2 23:32:05 PDT 2013

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122261

           Summary: AX: WebKit should avoid exposing lang=en defined on
                    root <html> because it's frequently incorrect
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Accessibility
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: james at cookiecrook.com
                CC: webkit-bug-importer at group.apple.com

AX: WebKit should avoid exposing lang="en" defined on root <html> because it's frequently incorrect, potentially an artifact of a buggy authoring tools that assume everyone speaks English. WebKit could use some heuristics to determine accuracy of these cases, but I'd propose:

1. Expose lang or xml:lang on <html> or <body> *only* when it does not contain the "en" language code.
2. Expose all values of lang or xml:lang on descendant elements of <body>.

Examples:
http://cnnespanol.cnn.com (lists lang="en" on <html> element; should be "es")
http://www.amazon.de (lists lang="en" on <html> element; should be "de")

Other sites do get it right, for example, the localized version of facebook.com lists the correct language code.

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