[minutes] Arabic Layout telecon 2015-11-17

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Arabic Layout telecon

17 Nov 2015

    See also: [2]IRC log

       [2] http://www.w3.org/2015/11/17-alreq-irc

Attendees

    Present
           Shervin, mostafa, Waseem(phone), Behnam, r12a, Khaled,
           Najib (IRC)

    Regrets
    Chair
           Behnam

    Scribe
           Shervin, Behnam

Contents

      * [3]Topics
          1. [4]Status review of action items from previous meeting
          2. [5]Recruiting status
          3. [6]Glossary progress and plan to finalize it
          4. [7]Drafting status
      * [8]Summary of Action Items
      __________________________________________________________

Status review of action items from previous meeting

    <r12a>
    [9]http://www.w3.org/International/groups/arabic-layout/track/a
    ctions/open

       [9] 
http://www.w3.org/International/groups/arabic-layout/track/actions/open

    <Behnam> close action-10

    <trackbot> Closed action-10.

    <Behnam> ScribeNick: Behnam

    <Shervin> List of references:
    [10]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/137j59fPt1nkl0h6O72S
    R50SX3MHk0lWzmqcEaAmo1zM/edit#gid=0

      [10] 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/137j59fPt1nkl0h6O72SR50SX3MHk0lWzmqcEaAmo1zM/edit#gid=0

    Shervin: I added new references and populate the ID column for
    all the refs

    <Shervin> rssagent, ACTION- 10

    <Shervin> Behnam: Going through action items. Other people have
    issues with Webex.

    <Shervin> Richard: Action18, re ellipsis for minute taking.
    RSSAgent might not take note of this.

    <Shervin> Richard: Re: Action 20. We can change when needed.

    <r12a> [11]https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/12

      [11] https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/12

    close action-26

    <trackbot> Closed action-26.

    <Shervin> ScribeNick: Shervin

    Behnam: Updated list of editors. Adding references.

    <Behnam> close action-25

    <trackbot> Closed action-25.

    Waseem: Will have some update on Action-21 next week.

    Mostafa: Hopes to be able to have something for Action-24.

    Behnam: Welcoming Khaled.

    Khaled: Type designer from Egypt.

    Behnam: Khaled has been active in FriBidi and Harfbuzz. He
    released open source Arabic fonts.
    ... Khaled released Amiri font.

    Khaled: Currently working on Arabic fonts.

    Behnam: Recruiting update.

Recruiting status

    Shervin: Mahamed Mohie Edin from IBM Egypt. Shervin to get in
    touch and introduce the task force to see if they can
    contribute.

    <Behnam> ACTION: Shervin to get in touch and introduce the task
    force to see if they can contribute [recorded in
    [12]http://www.w3.org/2015/11/17-alreq-minutes.html#action01]

    <trackbot> Created ACTION-27 - Get in touch and introduce the
    task force to see if they can contribute [on Shervin Afshar -
    due 2015-11-24].

Glossary progress and plan to finalize it

    [13]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nSxYKQm_mKroCmxU4fy
    J-g70Eo1_mF89yHZg8YNOuzc/edit

      [13] 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nSxYKQm_mKroCmxU4fyJ-g70Eo1_mF89yHZg8YNOuzc/edit

    <Behnam> Shervin: We need to finish the glossary work as fast
    as we can, focusing on level 1 and 2 priorities

    Waseem: Will try this weekend to work on glossary.

    <Behnam> ACTION: Shervin to give Waseem access to glossary
    draft [recorded in
    [14]http://www.w3.org/2015/11/17-alreq-minutes.html#action02]

    <trackbot> Created ACTION-28 - Give waseem access to glossary
    draft [on Shervin Afshar - due 2015-11-24].

    Mostaga: Agrees regarding glossary work to be finalized
    earlier. Did the first round of work on the terms.
    ... will continue to do this.
    ... question about glossary? Missing the definition part. .

    Richard: It's okay to have draft definition for terms, but it's
    also good to have good definitions.
    ... Comment regarding confusion about Arabic numerals.

    <Behnam> r12a: Based on my experience, we better avoid using
    the term "Arabic numerals"

    <Behnam> najib: please go ahead

    <najib> Hi

    <najib> Working on the glossary.

    <najib> Will focus on it this week.

    <najib> Has updates my action on

    <najib> Font and Typographical Considerations

    <najib>
    [15]http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/Font-and-Typographical-co
    nsiderations.html

      [15] 
http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/Font-and-Typographical-considerations.html

    <najib>
    [16]http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/Font-and-Typographical-co
    nsiderations.pdf

      [16] 
http://www.w3c.org.ma/Tests/Alreq/Font-and-Typographical-considerations.pdf

    <najib> Please see the plan

    <najib> Still under writing

    <najib> New text.

    <najib> Try to talk about General type of style and scripts

    <najib> Then on computer fonts and style

    <najib> And then on some good practices if any.

    <najib> That's it

    <Behnam> Thanks Najib

    <najib> Really sorry to not beeing on the call

    Najib, is it possible to get this draft so others can provide
    comments on your text?

    <najib> It is online

    For example either on Github repository or an online document?

    <najib> Oh yes! OK.

    <najib> Will put it on online document.

    Thanks, Najib.

    Behnam: Back to glossary.

Drafting status

    Mostafa: Scripting the table content from CLDR.
    ... The section can be improved.

    [17]http://w3c.github.io/alreq/

      [17] http://w3c.github.io/alreq/

    [18]http://w3c.github.io/alreq/#h_characters

      [18] http://w3c.github.io/alreq/#h_characters

    Mostafa: Add to topics.

    Shervin: Send pull requests to the list of topics.
    ... work on parallel on Characters section draft.
    ... Khaled has any questions or comments for us?

    Khaled: Can help with glossary.

    Richard: Should we add more people to the list of editors?

    Behnam: We can add folks as we merge content.

    <r12a> [19]https://github.com/orgs/w3c/teams/alreq-editors

      [19] https://github.com/orgs/w3c/teams/alreq-editors

    Richard: Write access to the repo.

    Shervin: We can give them access to the repo if they like.

    Richard: Things finally should be in the repo.

    Behnam: They can send pull requests.

    Mostafa: +1 to Behnam.

    +1

    <najib> +1 too

    Behnam: We haven't had any content pull requests.

    <Behnam> Shervin: Contribution history can be preserved with
    pull requests, as well, regardless of write access to main repo

    Richard: Sounds like there is a plan for to send pull requests.

Summary of Action Items

    [NEW] ACTION: Shervin to get in touch and introduce the task
    force to see if they can contribute [recorded in
    [20]http://www.w3.org/2015/11/17-alreq-minutes.html#action01]
    [NEW] ACTION: Shervin to give Waseem access to glossary draft
    [recorded in
    [21]http://www.w3.org/2015/11/17-alreq-minutes.html#action02]

    [End of minutes]

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