Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: DRAFT- Response to WHAT

Thanks, Neil.  I’ll suggest some further tweaks in two sentences.

First:

> This is needed by both AT such as screen readers and by voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, and Google [is there a name?].

I would suggest instead:

“This  benefits users of both AT, such as screen readers and read aloud tools, and voice assistants, such as Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant.”

Second:

> Your recommendation of direct inclusion of SSML into web pages is a much more straightforward solution than that contained in the explainer.
In-line SSML in HTML is indeed described in the explainer (see 6.1 In-line SSML), with pros and cons, including the concern that it may be difficult for assistive technologies to implement (which is what we heard at the time).  Perhaps changing the sentence to the following:
“Your recommendation of direct inclusion of SSML into web pages is in line with one of the two identified approaches in the Explainer,  with the concern noted that it appears to be more difficult for Assistive Technologies to implement.  It will be important to explore those concerns, as this is a critical audience for the proposal."





From: Neil Soiffer <soiffer@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:52 PM
To: Irfan Ali <irfan79@gmail.com>
Cc: Spoken Pronunciation Task Force <public-pronunciation@w3.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: DRAFT- Response to WHAT
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I can't parse this sentence:
> So, in this email, we'd like to confirm your recommendation regarding specifics relating to our work on a normative approach for TTS the generated output that can be relied on to produce consistent results across multiple operating environments and user agents.

Are some words missing?

I'm happy to see the link to the explainer is now included. However, I still feel like the setup doesn't give readers who aren't aware of what the group is trying to do, much of a reason to bother clicking on the links. I suggest maybe something like:

"As a reminder, the Spoken Presentation Task Force is tackling the issue of how TTS can be told to more accurately pronounce content in web pages. This is needed by both AT such as screen readers and by voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, and Google [is there a name?]. Our home page (https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/task-forces/pronunciation/<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FWAI%2FAPA%2Ftask-forces%2Fpronunciation%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cmhakkinen%40ets.org%7C37b8910223b3415faa0e08dabc4b05b4%7C0ba6e9b760b34fae92f37e6ddd9e9b65%7C0%7C0%7C638029327673822120%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SUY4e7cJo7V2kPGxJQ8ZDYIRfatXX3zq0JRB%2FxOyTEA%3D&reserved=0>) has a number of links to background information and demos. There is a detailed explainer (https://w3c.github.io/pronunciation/explainer/<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fw3c.github.io%2Fpronunciation%2Fexplainer%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cmhakkinen%40ets.org%7C37b8910223b3415faa0e08dabc4b05b4%7C0ba6e9b760b34fae92f37e6ddd9e9b65%7C0%7C0%7C638029327673978366%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rbZ5cJ6xB0OuHzb79TxHNeaLAuCTvUBim9UfNQU7X0Q%3D&reserved=0>) that contains two identified approaches and enumerates their advantages and disadvantages. Your recommendation of direct inclusion of SSML into web pages is a much more straightforward solution than that contained in the explainer."

On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 11:15 AM Irfan Ali <irfan79@gmail.com<mailto:irfan79@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear All,
I have created a wiki page for the draft response to  WHATWG, Please take a look and let me know what you think. Please send me and Paul your comments and we shall make the changes.

https://github.com/w3c/pronunciation/wiki/DRAFT-:-Response-to-WHAT<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fw3c%2Fpronunciation%2Fwiki%2FDRAFT-%3A-Response-to-WHAT&data=05%7C01%7Cmhakkinen%40ets.org%7C37b8910223b3415faa0e08dabc4b05b4%7C0ba6e9b760b34fae92f37e6ddd9e9b65%7C0%7C0%7C638029327673978366%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Rf9Q6vQBe%2B8jiMSm5wvGZBWKfioEVFatKBsdBK7ycBc%3D&reserved=0>

Best Regards,
Irfan Ali

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