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The W3C Internationalization (I18n) Activity works with W3C working groups and liaises with other organizations to ensure Web technologies work for everyone, regardless of their language, script, or culture.

From this page you can find articles and other resources about Web internationalization, and information about the groups that make up the Activity.
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Updated article: xml:lang in XML document schemas

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“RFC 3066 (or it successors)” was changed to “BCP 47”.

Links to the techniques index were added to the section “Further Reading”.

The translations were updated with the same changes.

Categories: Update, w3cXMLCore

New translations into German

These articles were translated into German thanks to Gunnar Bittersmann.

Updated Working Group Note: Working with Time Zones

An updated version of Working with Time Zones has just been published as a Working Group Note.

Date and time values can be complex and the relationship between computer and human timekeeping systems can lead to problems. The working group has updated this version to contain more comprehensive guidelines and best practices for working with time and time zones in applications and document formats. Use cases are provided to help choose an approach that ensures that geographically distributed applications work well. This document also aims to provide a basic understanding and vocabulary for talking about time and time handling in software.

Editor: Addison Phillips, Lab126.

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New translations into Russian and Ukrainian

Ukrainian:

Перехід на Unicode (Migrating to Unicode)

Russian:

Переход на Unicode (Migrating to Unicode)

These articles were translated thanks to Alexandr Shlapak.

MultilingualWeb workshop, Limerick, speaker deadline approaching!

This is reminder to register for the upcoming W3C MultilingualWeb workshop in Limerick, Ireland, 21-22 September 2011. (Co-located with the 16th Annual LRC Conference.)

See the Call for Participation for details about how to register for the workshop and propose a talk. Participation in the workshop is free.

The MultilingualWeb workshops, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the W3C, look at best practices and standards related to all aspects of creating, localizing and deploying the multilingual Web. The workshops are successful because they attracted a wide range of participants, from fields such as localization, language technology, browser development, content authoring and tool development, etc., to create a holistic view of the interoperability needs of the multilingual Web.

We look forward to seeing you in Limerick!

New translations into Swedish

These articles were translated into Swedish thanks to Olle Olsson.

CSS3 Ruby Module Draft Published

The CSS Working Group has republished the CSS3 Ruby Module specification as a Working Draft. The document had previously been published in 2003 as a Candidate Recommendation.

“Ruby” are short runs of text alongside the base text, typically used in East Asian documents to indicate pronunciation or to provide a short annotation. This document proposes a set of CSS properties associated with ruby elements. They can be used in combination with the ruby elements of HTML.

The present Working Draft prepares the ground for the specification to be changed in a number of areas. Motivations for these changes include introduction of requirements arising from the Requirements for Japanese Text Layout document, updates to the handling of bopomofo ruby, and most importantly adaptations needed to support the new ruby markup model being introduced by HTML5.

New translations into Spanish

These articles were translated into Spanish thanks to the Spanish Translation Team, Trusted Translations, Inc.

New translations into Hungarian

These articles were translated into Hungarian thanks to Zsolt Bikadi.


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