I18N self-review

[michael-n-cooper]

This short review is for the following spec: Core Accessibility API Mappings 1.2.

1. If the spec (or its implementation) contains any natural language text that will be read by a human (this includes error messages or other UI text, JSON strings, etc, etc), ensure that there’s metadata about and support for basic things such as language and text direction. Also check the detailed guidance for Language and Text direction.

   WAI-ARIA and Core-AAM depend on the host language to expose language, and assumes the language used in ARIA attributes is that of the element. The spec discourages use of attributes for human text, but provides them to address accessibility use cases.

   • Not applicable

2. If the spec (or its implementation) allows content authors to produce typographically appealing text, either in its own right, or in association with graphics. take into account the different typographic styles used around the world (for things such as line-breaking, text justification, emphasis or other text decorations, text selection and units, etc.) Also check the detailed guidance for Typographic support.

   Does not provide typography features.

   • Not applicable

3. If the spec (or its implementation) allows the user to point into text, creates text fragments, concatenates text, allows the user to select or step through text (using a cursor or other methods), etc. make allowances for the ways different scripts handle units of text. Also check the detailed guidance for Text-processing.

   Does not manage text. The mark element allows exposure to accessibility APIs the status of selection as managed in the host language.

   • Not applicable

4. If the spec (or its implementation) allows searching or matching of text, including syntax and identifiers understand the implications of normalisation, case folding, etc. Also check the detailed guidance for Text-processing.

   Does not provide search functionality.

   • Not applicable

5. If the spec (or its implementation) sorts text ensure that it does so in locally relevant ways. Also check the detailed guidance for Text-processing.

   Does not sort text. The aria-sort property only provides "ascending" and "descending" values and relies on context in the host language to define what that means.

   • Not applicable

6. If the spec (or its implementation) captures user input ensure that it also captures metadata about language and text direction, and that it accommodates locale-specific input methods.

   Does not capture user input.

   • Not applicable

7. If the spec (or its implementation) deals with time in any way that will be read by humans and/or crosses time zone boundaries ensure that it will represent time as expected in locales around the world, and manage the relationship between local and global/absolute time. Also check the detailed guidance for Local dates, times and formats.

   The time role requires a valid time value, which Core-AAM exposes as such to the platform allowing upstream locale processing.

   • Not applicable

8. If the spec (or its implementation) allows any character encoding other than UTF-8. make sure you have a convincing argument as to why, and then ensure that the character encoding model is correct. Also check the detailed guidance for Characters.

   Inherits encoding of host language.

   • Not applicable

9. If the spec (or its implementation) defines markup ensure support for internationalisation features and avoid putting human-readable text in attribute values or plain-text elements. Also check the detailed guidance for Markup & syntax.

   Core-AAM does not define markup.

   • Not applicable

10. If the spec (or its implementation) deals with names, addresses, time & date formats, etc ensure that the model is flexible enough to cope with wide variations in format, levels of data, etc. Also check the detailed guidance for Local dates, times and formats.

    Does not define address formats.

    • Not applicable

11. If the spec (or its implementation) describes a format or data that is likely to need localization. ensure that there’s an approach in place which allows effective storage and labelling of, and access to localised alternatives for strings, text, images, etc.

    Core-AAM defines mappings that apply after any localization will have happened.

    • Not applicable

12. If the spec (or its implementation) makes any reference to or relies on any cultural norms ensure that it can be adapted to suit different cultural norms around the world (ranging from depictions of people or gestures, to expectations about gender roles, to approaches to work and life, etc).

    Does not address cultural norms.

    • Not applicable

Short i18n review checklist is here