Posted by Ben C on 06/21/07 13:11

On 2007-06-21, tobes <tobin@tobinharris.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm developing a web application that has contains an online
> questionnaire.
>
> My client wants users to input answers in English, despite the fact
> the questionnaire is in Arabic.
>
> If I view the page on a UK computer and type into some user input
> boxes, then the input language is English regardless of what the
> language of the HTML page is.
>
> However, if using a computer in Kuwait for example, anything typed
> into the boxes will be Arabic.
>
> Is there a way in HTML of forcing the input language on a particular
> element?

I don't think so, it's up the user what language they want to input in
(provided they have the right keyboards, input method programs etc.).

> I hoped this would work :)
>
><input type="text" xml:lang="en" lang="en" name="forename" value="" />

I think the best you can do is:

<div>Please answer in English</div>

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