- From: Justin Thorp <juth@loc.gov>
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:47:21 -0500
- To: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
I haven't heard anyone say that we don't need materials for HTML5 Web authors. So instead of just debating the details, how do we get this ball rolling? What is the process for getting this task force started? Over in WAI, when we do task forces, we usually work up some type of task force statement that includes things like objectives, communication methods, and participation expectations. The task force work statement is then approved by the WG. I'd be happy to help draft something. - justin ****************** Justin Thorp US Library of Congress Web Services - Office of Strategic Initiatives e - juth@loc.gov p - 202/707-9541 >>> Karl Dubost <karl@w3.org> 11/21/2007 1:21:14 AM >>> ACTION-5 Make a proposal on the mailing list for the creation of a task force for developer community outreach [3] Hi, During the last F2F at the Technical Plenary in Cambridge, we had a lively discussion on [HTML 5 for authors][2] and more precisely the lack of materials for people developing and designing Web sites. The traditional readers of HTML Specifications were by large the Web development community. The [HTML 5 Editor draft][1] has been written with the implementers in mind. Then the usual community is at lost reading the document. There is a need for reference materials for helping authors to develop and write HTML 5. HTML 5 author materials can only be a subset of what is defined in HTML 5 document. This document will not promote techniques or syntaxes which are illegal in HTML 5. Web designers, webmasters, Web developers, teachers collectively may decide that a stricter subset of HTML 5 is useful in their practices of the Web. People have during the F2F expressed a will to participate to such materials. There is a few possibilities: * W3C Working Group Note * Dedicated wiki with pages having some locked sections (peer process review) and free editing sections for example, etc. Some issues arose during the F2F and corridors discussions. * Shall the syntax style be stricter than the one recommended by HTML 5 specification. example: <p class=intro>Readable Markup <p class="intro">Readable Markup</p> * Banning the use of some elements and/or proposing better techniques. <font size=+2> * What about authoring tools and validators? * How this material will be marketed to the community? * What to do if people try to enforce them on others? I put Roger Johansson in Cc: because a few months ago, we started a document on what could be an HTML 5 for authors. It was very preliminary work and with nothing much into it. We wanted this document to be written by the community itself and we define a template of things which could fit in such document. [NAME] element A short description of what is the element and the requirements defined in the specification. Best Practices Think about the best way to use this element, not only for its semantics content, but also for the current practical benefits, it creates. For example, using the blockquote element to create a quote and how to reuse it an engine extracting quote from the Web or a personal Web site. If you have script share them. When the list of Best Practices is too long, please create a separate document with detailed explanation. @@contribution license here@@ Accessibility If there are specific requirements or techniques for accessibility, share in this section. Internationalization If there are specific requirements or techniques for internationalization, share in this section. Examples Some practical simple examples that you are using in a professional context to illustrate the element [1]: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/html5/ [2]: http://www.w3.org/2007/11/09-html-wg-minutes.html#item02 [3]: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/actions/5 -- Karl Dubost - W3C http://www.w3.org/QA/ Be Strict To Be Cool
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