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Re: Multi-synthesizer in iPhone 3GS

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From: Christophe Strobbe
Date: Sep 13, 2009 5:20AM

Hi Jorge,

At 14:44 12/09/2009, Jorge Fernandes wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I note that with the OS 3.1 in iPhone 3GS, Apple introduce the multi-
>synthesizer and VoiceOver managed noe the checkpoints 4.1 (priority 1)
>and 4.3 (priority 3) of WCAG1.0.
>
>But I note this:
>- If I have <html lang="pt"> VoiceOver reads the page with Brasilian-
>Portuguese synth
>- If I have <html lang="pt-PT"> VoiceOver reads the page with
>Portuguese (Portugal) synth
>- If I have <html lang="pt-BR"> VoiceOver reads the page with
>Brasilian-Portuguese synth
>
>The question is: the user agent must interprete 'pt' like 'pt-PT' or
>'pt-BR'? There are any standard language reason to Apple opt to do
>that or is a bug?

I noticed that you have a .pt address. I assume that the OS looks at
the locale (Portugal) when there is no region subtag.
(I haven't checked what the relevant standards or RFCs have to say about this.)

Best regards,

Christophe Strobbe


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