Re: Info from HTML5 editors: merging WHATWG patches

hi silvia,

within the  (B1) branches commits is the following:

https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_tables

this involves a conformance change and also reverts a WG decision:

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Apr/0377.html

suggest that this change not be made.

also suggest that chnages may need a little closer scrutiny when
sorting into b1/b2/b3 categories.

regards
SteveF



On 9 September 2012 10:49, Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Our Working Group is chartered to actively pursue convergence with the
> WHATWG specification [1].
>
> As such, one of the tasks that the new editors of the W3C HTML
> specification have taken upon themselves is to work through the
> patches that Ian has been making to the WHATWG specification and
> successively merging them into the W3C specification where
> appropriate.
>
> Since we have moved to using GitHub [2] to manage the development of
> the specification, we are using a development model that is
> extensively based on branches [3], [4].
>
> Over the last weeks, I have experimented with this approach and found
> it works well to help others review patches before landing them.
>
> Today I want to take this to the WG, so you can all get involved in
> helping review changes before they get in - and help me from merging
> features that we really want in HTML.next or that are not ok to be
> merged for any other reason.
>
> Every week, I will put together a set of new feature branches with
> commits from the WHATWG spec for review.
>
> These fall generally in these three classes:
> (B1) branches with fixes for typos or that resolve bugs in our bug
> tracker (i.e. we likely all appreciate that these should be applied).
> (B2) branches with features that are either new, or for which I don't
> know if we should merge them.
> (B3) branches/patches with features that we decided to hold back from
> HTML5 (also listed in [5]).
>
> Every Friday (Australian time) I will apply the feature branches from
> the previous week that I have announced will be applied the week
> before, or for which we have resolved through discussion during the
> week that we should apply them.
>
> At any time, you can find the list of current branches at [6].
>
>
> Here is the list of branches that we have this week for your review:
> ===================================================
>
> Today, I have managed to get to WHATWG patch 7256 (inc) [7].
> So, please do not complain about any patches that were made afterwards
> - I'll get to them eventually.
> I have only this far caught up with the WHATWG work before the 23rd August.
>
> B1 branches (i.e. branches/patches I will commit next week unless I
> hear otherwise):
>
> *  feature/whatwg_patches
>   This is the branch with the largest number of patches.
>   These patches are all small-ish, mostly typo fixes or replies to
> small bug reports.
>   You can reeview the patches here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_patches
>   Click on "Files Changed" tab to see the change to the files themselves.
>   You can even leave comments right there.
>
> *  feature/whatwg_i18n
>   This is a branch with changes to internationalization issues.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_i18n
>   Try clicking on the "..." in the commits to get more info.
>
> *  feature/whatwg_ruby
>   This is a branch with <ruby> examples.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_ruby
>
> *  feature/whatwg_tables
>   This is a patch that deals with table borders.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_tables
>
> *  feature/whatwg_websockets
>   This is a branch that relates to websockets.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_websockets
>
> *  feature/whatwg_window_find
>   This is a patch that drops the window.find() legacy API.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_window_find
>
> *  feature/whatwg_fingerprinting
>   This patch discusses user privacy vs user convenience & implications
> on fingerprinting.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_fingerprinting
>
>
> B2 branches (i.e. branches I don't know if we should commit them):
> If you feel strongly about one of these branches either way
> (pro/contra commit), please speak up.
>
> *  feature/whatwg_inert
>   This patch clarifies 'inert' wrt focusability.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_inert
>
> *  feature/whatwg_inputmode
>   This branch introduces several changes to form elements, including
> inputmode and autocomplete attributes.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_inputmode
>
> *  feature/whatwg_srcset
>   This patch introduces the @srcset attribute on images.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_srcset
>
>
> B3 branches (i.e. branches that we decided to keep back for HTML.next):
>
> *  feature/whatwg_canvas
>   This branch has several patches for new Canvas features, in
> particular HD versions for the ImageData API.
>   Review here:
>   https://github.com/w3c/html/compare/master...feature;whatwg_canvas
>
>
> Feedback will be welcome on list or directly in the feature branches.
> You will need a GitHub account to leave comments there.
> Please make statements for which you expect a discussion here on the
> mailing list, and only report trivial mistakes in GitHub, since only
> the editors will see the feedback on GitHub.
>
> Thanks for your patience and support in helping us get our extensive
> editing tasks done!
>
> Best Regards,
> Silvia.
>
>
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2007/03/HTML-WG-charter.html
> [2] https://github.com/w3c/html
> [3] https://github.com/nvie/gitflow
> [4] http://www.w3.org/QA/2012/09/the_flowing_standard.html (Robin's
> blog post on the issue)
> [5] https://github.com/w3c/html/blob/master/unmergedFromWHATWG
> [6] https://github.com/w3c/html/branches
> [7] http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=7255&to=7256
>



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