Re: IndieUI Call For Proposals

I thought I had responded to this already, but I couldn't find the reply. I do plan to include most, if not all, of the proposal in the first draft of the IndieUI specs.

On Jun 21, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com> wrote:

> Hi James - during yesterday's IndieUI call, you gave an overview ([1]) of the "User Interface Independence for Accessible Rich Internet Applications" document [2]. Would you please clarify if this document is now an input for the IndieUI Events spec?
> 
> -Thanks, Art Barstow
> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2012/06/20-indie-ui-minutes.html#item06
> [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-dom/2010JulSep/att-0106/UserInterfaceIndependence.html
> 
> On 6/18/12 9:43 PM, ext Janina Sajka wrote:
>>       Call for Proposals: Use Cases, Requirements and Specification Inputs
>> 		     Independent User Interface Task Force
>> 			   World Wide Web Consortium
>> 				  18 June 2012
>> 
>> The WAI Independent User Interface (IndieUI) Working Group and the Web Events
>> Working Group are now seeking proposals from W3C members for their  two joint
>> deliverables:
>> 
>> 1.)	Indie UI: Events 1.0, an abstraction between device-specific user
>> interaction events and inferred user intent such as scroll, activate, etc. This
>> provides an intermediate layer between device- and modality-specific user
>> interaction events, and the basic user interface functionality used by Web
>> applications. Indie UI: Events focuses on granular user interface interactions
>> such as scrolling the view, canceling an action, changing the value of a user
>> input widget, selecting a range, placing focus on an object, etc.  Implementing
>> platforms will take modality-specific user input, user idiosyncratic heuristics
>> to determine the specific corresponding Indie UI event, and send that to the
>> Web application (along with details of the modality-specific input such as
>> mouse or keyboard events should applications wish to process it).
>> 
>> 2.)	Indie UI: User Context 1.0, a set of properties and methods related to
>> the environmental context of a specific user, and a vehicle to access them to
>> facilitate a Web application's ability to adapt to the user's needs. This is
>> meant to provide information about whether a user is using a screen reader,
>> screen magnifier, or other Assistive Technology, and to expose relevant user
>> settings, allowing optimal adaptation of the Web application's user interface.
>> 
>> In addition to inputs for the above deliverables, we also welcome and encourage
>> Use Cases and Requirements for these deliverables. Please see the related wiki
>> that includes some initial Use Case inputs:
>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/wiki/Use_Cases_and_Requirements
>> 
>> Proposals received will be evaluated for use as initial starting points in the
>> creation of these deliverables by the IndieUI Task Force, which is the locus of
>> joint work on these deliverables for the WAI_IndieUI WG and the Web Events WG.
>> 
>> Proposals should be submitted by 15 July 2012, and should be submitted to the
>> IndieUI Task Force's email list (public-indie-ui@w3.org).  Proposals submitted
>> after that date are still welcome but may not be included in First Public
>> Working Drafts.
>> 
>> More information concerning the work of the IndieUI Task Force, including
>> instructions on how to participate, is available on the IndieUI Task Force Home
>> Page:
>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/IUITF
>> 
>> The WAI Independent User Interface (IndieUI) Working Group Home Page is at:
>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/
>> 
>> The Web Events Working Group Home Page is at:
>> http://www.w3.org/2010/webevents/
>> 
>> 
> 

Received on Wednesday, 4 July 2012 03:03:38 UTC