- From: Linss, Peter <peter.linss@hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:47:00 +0000
- To: Øyvind Stenhaug <oyvinds@opera.com>
- CC: CSS-testsuite <public-css-testsuite@w3.org>
On Feb 16, 2012, at 8:29 AM, Øyvind Stenhaug wrote: > I have assumed that the guidelines at > http://wiki.csswg.org/test/css2.1/contribute etc also apply to non-CSS2.1 > tests, even though the URLs, breadcrumbs and content tend to mention 2.1 > specifically. Whether this is true or not, I am wondering which parts are > absolutely *required* for submitted tests. Maybe that could be stated more > clearly. Yes, the wiki page needs some updating. But in general, the same guidelines apply to post 2.1 tests as well. > > For instance, is the XHTML format mandatory for other testsuites? (It > seems not all of them use it.) HTML5 input is acceptable now, but XHTML is still preferred as it avoids potential parser/markup issues. > Are #help <link>s always necessary for > building? Yes. Not only building, but Shepherd and the test harness need them too. > > Of course, if I write a new testsuite I will try to keep all of these > guidelines in mind. However, for existing and more ad-hoc tests, and tests > written by others, the higher the bar the harder it will be to find the > required time to do all the work for converting and submitting.
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