RE: [a11y] Editorial changes required for creating an ISO/IEC spec for EPUB a11y

> In my understanding, outputs from the CG have no status in W3C and are thus free from W3C rules 

 

That's what we should clear up. The documents have been converted to use respec, which requires certain things (status section, abstract, etc.) and generates others automatically (table of contents, references at the end of the document, etc.). I don't believe the output is fully compatible with ISO structure rules as I reviewed them.

 

I'd hate to have to maintain a document manually, although worst-case we might be able to post-process the respec output to excise unwanted parts and reshuffle.

 

Matt

 

From: eb2mmrt@gmail.com [mailto:eb2mmrt@gmail.com] On Behalf Of MURATA Makoto
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Subject: Re: [a11y] Editorial changes required for creating an ISO/IEC spec for EPUB a11y

 

Matt,

 

2017-08-06 11:01 GMT+09:00 Matt Garrish <matt.garrish@gmail.com <mailto:matt.garrish@gmail.com> >:

Is the idea here that a copy of the 1.0 specification will be taken and submitted to ISO with these changes, which look like they don't change anything normatively?

 

This is possible. 

 

Or are we supposed to prepare a 1.1 like this and publish it in W3C?

 

This is also possible.

 

If so, I wonder how some of the ISO requirements won't conflict with respec/W3C practices.

 

In my understanding, outputs from the CG have no status in W3C and 

are thus free from W3C rules 

 

Regards,

Makoto

 

Matt

 

From: eb2mmrt@gmail.com <mailto:eb2mmrt@gmail.com>  [mailto:eb2mmrt@gmail.com <mailto:eb2mmrt@gmail.com> ] On Behalf Of MURATA Makoto
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Subject: [a11y] Editorial changes required for creating an ISO/IEC spec for EPUB a11y

 

Folks,

 

Since we cannot use the fast-track procedure or PAS procedure, we are

required to follow the drafting rules of ISO/IEC.  (Note: EPUB 3.0 

did not follow them, since it was fast-tracked.)

 

ISO/IEC Directives Part 2: Principles to structure and draft documents

intended to become International Standards, Technical Specifications

or Publicly Available Specifications.

 

http://www.iso.org/sites/directives/2016/part2/index.xhtml#_idTextAnchor055

 

I think that there are two significant changes.

 

First, we have to provide Foreword, Introduction, and Scope as

required by Directives Part 2.  This requires some work, although

we can use some text from "1. Overview" in EPUB A11Y 1.0.

 

Second, we have to use SHALL, MAY, and other modal verbs as required

by Directives Part 2.  Most notably, all MUSTs have to be replaced by

SHALLs.

 

Regards,

Makoto





 

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