add lang clarification to translatable attributes section. (#1690)

cookiecrook · carmacleod · jnurthen · web-flow · commit e138d5c9f012 · 2022-04-15T18:28:30.000+02:00
* add lang clarification to translatable attributes section. Resolves #1365 * Removing accidental whitespace line break * editorial nit * carmacleod suggestion: 'value' -> 'attribute value' Co-authored-by: Carolyn MacLeod <Carolyn_MacLeod@ca.ibm.com> * Change references Co-authored-by: Carolyn MacLeod <Carolyn_MacLeod@ca.ibm.com> Co-authored-by: James Nurthen <jnurthen@users.noreply.github.com>
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
@@ -10319,9 +10319,10 @@ <h4>Example Attribute Usage</h4>
 			</section>
 		</section>
 	</section>
-	<section>
-		<h2>Translatable States and Properties</h2>
-		<p>The HTML specification states that other specifications can define <a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dom.html#translatable-attributes">translatable attributes</a>. In order to be understandable by assistive technology users, the values of the following <a>states</a> and <a>properties</a> are <a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dom.html#translatable-attributes">translatable attributes</a> and should be translated when a page is localized:</p>
+	<section data-cite="HTML">
+		<h2>Translatable Attributes</h2>
+		<p>The HTML specification states that other specifications can define <a data-cite="html/dom.html#translatable-attributes">translatable attributes</a>. The source translation language of each attribute value is defined by use of the [^html-global/lang^] attribute on the element or its ancestor elements.</p>
+		<p>To be understandable by assistive technology users, the values of the following <a>states</a> and <a>properties</a> are <a data-cite="html/dom.html#translatable-attributes">translatable attributes</a> and should be translated when a page is localized:</p>
 		<ul>
 			<li><pref>aria-label</pref></li>
 			<li><pref>aria-placeholder</pref></li>
