Re: 48-Hour CfC: Publish release of the Note ARIA Authoring Practices 1.2

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On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 11:52 PM Peter Krautzberger <peter@krautzource.com>
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> +1
>
> Am Fr., 19. Nov. 2021 um 01:27 Uhr schrieb James Nurthen <
> nurthen@adobe.com>:
>
>> (previously sent to incorrect list)
>>
>> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the ARIA Working Group on the question
>> of publishing the Note ARIA Authoring Practices 1.2. The content to be
>> published can be found at:
>> https://raw.githack.com/w3c/aria-practices/apg-1.2r1/aria-practices.html
>>
>> Changes in November 2021 Publication of Version 1.2
>>
>> APG 1.1 supported ARIA 1.1, and this version, APG 1.2, includes changes
>> to support version 1.2 of the ARIA specification. It also includes nearly
>> 200 significant updates to improve the quality and breadth of content. A detailed
>> log of all changes
>> <https://github.com/w3c/aria-practices/wiki/Change-Log-for-November-2021-APG-1.2-Note-Release-1> is
>> available on the wiki of the w3c/aria-practices GitHub repository.
>> Highlights of major changes to support ARIA 1.2 as well as some of the
>> improvements include the following.
>>
>>    - Added section to provide guidance related to 38 document structure
>>    roles, 18 of which are new in ARIA 1.2.
>>    - Revised guidance for roles where naming requirements changed in
>>    ARIA 1.2. ARIA 1.2 prohibits names on some roles. ARIA 1.2 removed naming
>>    requirements from some other roles.
>>    - Added naming guidance for 18 roles that are new in ARIA 1.2.
>>    - Revised the combobox pattern and 4 combobox examples to reflect the
>>    ARIA 1.2 revisions to combobox.
>>    - Added example illustrating changes in ARIA 1.2 that enable creation
>>    of custom select-only comboboxes, which are similar to HTML select
>>    elements. This replaces the Collapsible Listbox example, which is now
>>    deprecated.
>>    - Revised the listbox pattern to specify how to utilize the new ARIA
>>    1.2 support for named groups of options and Added a new listbox example to
>>    demonstrate the named option group feature.
>>    - Revised the editor menubar example to illustrate new ARIA 1.2
>>    support for named groups of items in a menu.
>>    - Updated the listbox and tree patterns to reflect current browser
>>    processing of aria-selected and provided guidance regarding the use of
>>    aria-checked to communicate selection.
>>    - Added section providing guidance about properties used with range
>>    widgets, such as aria-valuemin and aria-valuemax.
>>    - Added a design pattern and example implementation of the meter
>>    role, which is new in ARIA 1.2
>>    - Added two examples that demonstrate how to create rating inputs,
>>    one based on slider and one based on radio group.
>>    - Added two other slider examples: a vertical temperature slider and
>>    a media seek slider.
>>    - Added a switch design pattern and three example implementations:
>>    one made from a div element, one based on HTML button, and one that uses
>>    HTML checkbox input.
>>    - Added a button example that illustrates use of the new ARIA 1.2 IDL
>>    interface.
>>    - Added a date picker example that illustrates choosing a date with a
>>    combobox.
>>    - Added another example of a disclosure navigation menu that
>>    demonstrates how to include top-level links.
>>    - Added example of a sortable table.
>>    - Changed all example pages to include a Jump to menu, a button to
>>    open the example in CodePen, and added a prominently placed warning with
>>    guidance about testing before re-using example code.
>>    - Improved support for high contrast settings and added detailed
>>    documentation of high contrast support in many examples.
>>    - Improved support for touch-based screen readers in several
>>    examples, most notably in sliders.
>>    - Due to change in ARIA 1.2, removed Math role from list of roles
>>    that have presentational children.
>>    - Developed a comprehensive set of coding standards for HTML, CSS,
>>    and Javascript
>>    <https://github.com/w3c/aria-practices/wiki/Code-Guide#apg-coding-standards> for
>>    the APG and updated a significant portion of content to conform with the
>>    standards.
>>    - In response to feedback, fixed many documentation errors and
>>    functional bugs in examples.
>>
>> Comprehensive lists of closed issues included in APG 1.2 release 1 are
>> tracked in the following GitHub milestones.
>>
>>    - APG 1.2 Release 1 Milestone
>>    <https://github.com/w3c/aria-practices/milestone/2?closed=1>: Github
>>    issues closed in the first publication of APG 1.2 as a W3C Note in November
>>    2021.
>>    - APG 1.2 Working Draft 3 Milestone
>>    <https://github.com/w3c/aria-practices/milestone/10>: Github issues
>>    closed in the third working draft of APG 1.2 published in November 2019.
>>    - APG 1.2 Working Draft 1 milestone
>>    <https://github.com/w3c/aria-practices/milestone/7>: GitHub issues
>>    closed in the first working draft of APG 1.2 published on July 17, 2018.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Action*
>>
>> This CfC is now open for objection, comment, as well as statements of support
>> via email. Silence will be interpreted as support, though messages of
>> support are certainly welcome.
>>
>> If you object to this proposal, or have comments concerning it, please respond
>> by replying on list to this message no later than 17:00 Boston
>> Time, Monday, 22 November 2021.
>>
>> For objections only, please copy the main public-aria@w3.org list to allow
>> technical discussion of the objection to happen there.
>>
>> *Process*
>>
>> This CfC is conducted per the ARIA WG decision policy:
>> https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/decision-policy
>>
>>