Support language specification for document objects.

Class arguments in the form "language-<language tag>", e.g. 
``.. class:: language-el-polyton`` for a quote in polytonic Greek
are handled by the html and latex writers to set the language of the
"classified" object.


git-svn-id: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/docutils/code/trunk@6443 929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docutils/test/functional/input/data/standard.txt b/docutils/test/functional/input/data/standard.txt
index 37efd1036..0c7c972a5 100644
--- a/docutils/test/functional/input/data/standard.txt
+++ b/docutils/test/functional/input/data/standard.txt
@@ -310,6 +310,30 @@ Take it away, Eric the Orchestra Leader!
     |
     | Singing...
 
+A poem by Christian Morgenstern:
+
+.. class:: language-de align-center
+
+
+|    Das æsthetische Wiesel
+|
+|    Ein Wiesel
+|    saß auf einem Kiesel
+|    inmitten Bachgeriesel.
+|
+|    Wißt ihr
+|    weshalb?
+|
+|    Das Mondkalb
+|    verriet es mir
+|    im Stillen:
+|
+|    Das raffinier-
+|    te Tier
+|    tat's um des Reimes willen.
+|
+
+
 Block Quotes
 ------------
 
@@ -323,6 +347,15 @@ Block quotes consist of indented body elements:
 
     -- Anne Elk (Miss)
 
+The language of a quote (like any other object) can be specified by
+a class attribute:
+
+.. class:: language-fr
+..
+
+    ReStructuredText est un langage de balisage léger utilisé
+    notamment dans la documentation du langage Python.
+
 Doctest Blocks
 --------------
 
@@ -529,7 +562,7 @@ A left-aligned figure:
 
    The legend may consist of several paragraphs.
 
-This paragraph might flow around the figure. 
+This paragraph might flow around the figure.
 
 The specific behavior depends upon the style sheet and the browser or
 rendering software used.