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From: Jim Allan
Date: May 21, 2013 1:34PM

opps! meant to type Britain


On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Jim Allan < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> John,
> the lang declaration is part of the template. Actually, when you did the
> install it asked you what language you wanted (English-Great Brittan) was
> the default. It, the lang declaration, goes in the database. That value
> gets inserted into my milkyway template. I am sure other templates have
> something similar.
> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="<?php echo
> $this->language; ?>" lang="<?php echo $this->language; ?>" >
>
> You could always hard code it into the template and then it is on every
> page.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM, John E Brandt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Jo,
>>
>> If you are asking about the back end, I will defer to Joshue who appears
>> to
>> know.
>>
>> As far as front-end, user-experience...much of the accessibility will be
>> related to template being used. Some templates are better than others.
>> Look
>> for ones that are built to WC3 standards.
>>
>> The "core" function of Joomla is currently fairly accessible (depends on
>> what standards you are needing to meet). The only thing that shows up on
>> all
>> my Joomla sites - so I suspect it is a problem with the core - is the lack
>> of a LANG declaration. I have not been able to figure out (yet) how to get
>> the language declaration into Joomla. Anyone got a hint?
>>
>> And of course one has to always remember that a CMS is only as good as the
>> people who create content! Training is essential.
>>
>> ~j
>>
>> John E. Brandt
>> www.jebswebs.com
>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> 207-622-7937
>> Augusta, Maine, USA
>>
>>