- From: Cameron McCormack <cam@mcc.id.au>
 - Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:36:42 +1100
 - To: SVG public list <www-svg@w3.org>
 
Minutes from today's SVG WG telcon are at:
   http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html
and below as text.
    [1]W3C
       [1] http://www.w3.org/
                                - DRAFT -
                    SVG Working Group Teleconference
15 Dec 2011
    [2]Agenda
       [2] 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-svg-wg/2011OctDec/0107.html
    See also: [3]IRC log
       [3] http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-irc
Attendees
    Present
           ChrisL, [IPcaller], heycam, vhardy, Tav, ed, ericm,
           Doug_Schepers, cyril
    Regrets
    Chair
           Erik
    Scribe
           Cameron
Contents
      * [4]Topics
          1. [5]F2F with CSS
          2. [6]telcon schedule with holidays
          3. [7]mini-TPAC
          4. [8]Sydney F2F
          5. [9]charter
          6. [10]FOSDEM
          7. [11]SVG2 spec editing status
          8. [12]SVG2 requirements, continued
      * [13]Summary of Action Items
      _________________________________________________________
    <trackbot> Date: 15 December 2011
    <ed> trackbot, end telcon
    <Tav> On one page it does say 20:00 GMT.
    <ChrisL> still no booking for the call?
    <ChrisL> flights booked for australia
    <ed> 20:00-21:30Z
    <ed> GA_SVGWG(SVG1)
    <cabanier> what is the passcode?
    <ed> cabanier: 26631
    <cabanier> i says that the conference is full
    <ed> Agenda:
    [14]http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-svg-wg/2011OctDec/010
    7.html
      [14] 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-svg-wg/2011OctDec/0107.html
    <vhardy> Please note the bridge has changed to 26633 (_not_ 26631
    anymore)
    <scribe> Scribe: Cameron
    <scribe> ScribeNick: heycam
F2F with CSS
    VH: there's a UEFA championship happening in that week
    … so it's difficult to book travel/hotels
    … we've updated the page with hotel information and pricing
    … it's not too bad, there are hotels 60-170
    … one of the worries is about travel
    … we sent a questionnaire to the CSS WG
    … wasn't sure if CSS/SVG should use the same questionnaire
    … otherwise we could just decide that we want to go one particular
    way in the group
    … the CSS WG is leaning towards changing the date of the meeting, at
    the same location
    <ChrisL> the poll shows just as many people wanting to change the
    location and keep the date
    … we (hosts) would also prefer to keep the same location
    … but we could also host in Hamburg on the same dates
    CL: can't seem to edit the CSS WG's questionnaire to allow SVG
    people to respond to it
    CM: are there specific dates if we keep the same location?
    VH: probably before. after I can't.
    <ChrisL> change the location and keep the same dates? has 8 yes and
    5 yes-and-prefer
    CM: same for me
    VH: probably the better option is to do it just one week before, in
    the same place, or we move it
    CL: I can't do it one week before, I'm attending a conference
    <ChrisL> libre graphics s the week before
    VH: some other CSS people can't do it the week before
    <ChrisL> ac meeting is the week after
    CL: looking at the results so far from CSS, the third option of
    "change the location keep the date" seems to be the strongest option
    <vhardy>
    [15]https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/32061/css-2012-05/results
      [15] https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/32061/css-2012-05/results
    CM: I can't do week after
    RC: I have no constraints
    VH: we need Chris, and some of the other CSS people who can't make
    it the week before
    … I will give an update early January about the F2F
    <cabanier> * Adobe office in Hamburg is very nice
    <scribe> ACTION: Vincent to email CSS WG to say that the SVG WG
    prefers to move the location and keep the same date [recorded in
    [16]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action01]
    <trackbot> Created ACTION-3185 - Email CSS WG to say that the SVG WG
    prefers to move the location and keep the same date [on Vincent
    Hardy - due 2011-12-22].
telcon schedule with holidays
    ED: the four next telcons scheduled
    <ed> 22 Dec, 29 Dec, 5 Jan, 12 Jan
    <ChrisL> do we have a f2f agenda for preparation over the holidays?
    CC: I cannot make 29 Dec
    ED: I can make 22 Dec and 5 Jan
    DS: I might be able to make 5 Jan, not sure
    ED: so let's cancel 29 Dec, and 12 Jan
    … let's keep 22 Dec and 5 Jan on
    <ChrisL> my regrets for 22 Dec and 5 Jan
    <ed> ACTION: ed to send a reminder to the list about the telcon
    schedule (cancelling 29 dec, 12 jan) [recorded in
    [17]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action02]
    <trackbot> Created ACTION-3186 - Send a reminder to the list about
    the telcon schedule (cancelling 29 dec, 12 jan) [on Erik Dahlström -
    due 2011-12-22].
mini-TPAC
    <shepazu>
    [18]http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-scriptlib/2011Nov/000
    0.html
      [18] 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-scriptlib/2011Nov/0000.html
    DS: there was a suggestion from some of the chairs that several
    groups get together and colocate a meeting in Silicon Valley
    … at least one chair pushed back on that, saying their group needed
    more lead time to organise that
    … Mike Smith said there was still interest in coordinating script
    library people
    … so there's an idea of doing it in either March or May
    … if a WG doesn't want to show up, it doesn't have to, but we might
    want to coordinate informally
    … there's value in us getting together with the script library folks
    TB: what do you mean by script libraries?
    DS: things like jQuery, dojo, d3, raphael. not sure who exactly who
    would show up
    … but definitely the jQuery folks would
    … there's a lot of interest from the script librarians about the
    Component Model, and I think it would be beneficial to be in the
    same room to talk about these things
    … at TPAC we ran out of time
    … I think it would be good for the SVG WG to be in there
    CM: what's the proposed duration of the mini TPAC?
    DS: let's follow up on the mailing list
Sydney F2F
    <shepazu> [19]http://svgsocial.eventbrite.com/
      [19] http://svgsocial.eventbrite.com/
    DS: Chris you may be surprised to see you're on the agenda here
    CL: ok, that's fine
    DS: I thought it would be a good idea to meet up with web developers
    … we may have 50-60 people signed up to attend
    … it is a free event
    … I figure each of us who is interested can do a demo
    … we might have a short panel session
    … Dmitri Baranovsky might be interested in presenting too
    CM: that's the Thursday night
    DS: yes
    … location TBA
    … we should think about what we should present to them
    … I was thinking of doing something brief on integrating SVG and
    HTML
    … maybe Erik you can do some SVG Wow stuff
charter
    CL: the charter is expected to go back out to the AC this week
    <ChrisL> includes requessted edits on SVG DOM refactoring from RIM
    and Opera
FOSDEM
    <ChrisL> [20]http://fosdem.org/2012/
      [20] http://fosdem.org/2012/
    CL: I've put in a talk to FOSDEM at the beginning of February at the
    Colour Management session
    … I'll be talking about the SVG2 Color chapter, and getting feedback
    from people there
    <ChrisL> talk is about color management in svg2. i have provisional
    acceptance
SVG2 spec editing status
    <ed>
    [21]http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-svg-wg/2011OctDec/008
    2.html
      [21] 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-svg-wg/2011OctDec/0082.html
    CL: I read through the document you (Tav) wrote
    … I don't like cid on portions of something
    … it should link to an outermost container for a property definition
    (or whatever)
    … if you're using a <dl> as a block container I'd rather see the id
    on the <dl> itself
    … I like the way you've laid it out, the markup is much better
    … I agree we should do properties and attributes in a similar way if
    possible
    … but it would be good to have it styled the same way as in CSS
    specs, for properties
    CC: there are two versions of attribute definitions
    … I agree with the change proposed by Tav (the linear gradient one)
    <cyril>
    [22]https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/pservers.html#LinearGradients
      [22] https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/pservers.html#LinearGradients
    <ChrisL>
    [23]https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/pservers.html#LinearGradients
      [23] https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/pservers.html#LinearGradients
    <scribe> ACTION: Tav to ask Vincent for feedback on the spec styling
    [recorded in
    [24]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action03]
    <trackbot> Created ACTION-3187 - Ask Vincent for feedback on the
    spec styling [on Tavmjong Bah - due 2011-12-22].
SVG2 requirements, continued
    <cyril>
    [25]http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/wiki/SVG2_Requirements_Input#A
    dvanced_pattern_methods
      [25] 
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/wiki/SVG2_Requirements_Input#Advanced_pattern_methods
    CC: next is Advanced Pattern Methods
    CM: Olaf's dot point here is brief
    <ChrisL> There was a call for halftone screening as well, could be
    done as a pattern
    … but I remember he mentioned somewhere else about different
    mathetmatical tiling methods
    … there are 12 of them? I can't remember the name.
    TB: 13 I think. symmetries. Inkscape supports those.
    … another request was for half toning
    RC: half toning is not really a pattern
    TB: might make more sense in filters
    RC: what is the use case for half toning? print or on screen?
    TB: on screen
    <Tav>
    [26]http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Tiles-Trace.html
      [26] http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Tiles-Trace.html
    TB: the star is the pattern
    … you can change the size, colour, based on the colour underneath
    … this actually uses <use>
    RC: programmatically in inkscape itself? not in the language?
    TB: yes
    RC: for half toning, maybe you could have a filter that takes a spot
    function
    … you would feed in the value of the colour, typically you have four
    spot functions (CMYK)
    … you fill in the value of the colour and out comes the region of
    the cell you will paint
    … half toning is like cells with pixels in them
    … you tile that, and feed in the colour values into the spot
    function
    <ChrisL>
    [27]http://qualityinprint.blogspot.com/2009/06/custom-halftone-dots.
    html
      [27] 
http://qualityinprint.blogspot.com/2009/06/custom-halftone-dots.html
    [28]http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Tiles.html
      [28] http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Tiles.html
    <ChrisL> the dot screens are at different angles because they are
    opaque (for ink) but that gives rosette pattersn where the dots form
    clusters
    TB: for the tiling, you take a single object or group and inkscape
    knows the size of it
    <ed>
    [29]http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Tiles-Symmetries.ht
    ml
      [29] 
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Tiles-Symmetries.html
    … looking at
    [30]http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Tiles-Symmetries.ht
    ml
      [30] 
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Tiles-Symmetries.html
    … it just computes the position of where to put the tiles
    <ChrisL> rosettes, see
    [31]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lNzlqVMcIj8/Si6ZsNCWLaI/AAAAAAAAAuw/4T
    nbKSrvtWM/s1600/Birthday+Bitmapped.jpg
      [31] 
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lNzlqVMcIj8/Si6ZsNCWLaI/AAAAAAAAAuw/4TnbKSrvtWM/s1600/Birthday+Bitmapped.jpg
    … in the first example, the bounding box extends outside the tiling
    area, so you get overlap
    … in inkscape you can adjust the overlap, the "pattern size"
    CM: that sets a clip?
    TB: the pattern can extend outside
    … if you want to pattern something on a rectangular grid, you can
    choose to do it on a grid smaller than the size of the bounding box
    … and then you get overlaps
    <cyril> rosettes:
    [32]http://qualityinprint.blogspot.com/2009/04/rosettes-everything-y
    ou-didnt-realize.html
      [32] 
http://qualityinprint.blogspot.com/2009/04/rosettes-everything-you-didnt-realize.html
    … in some cases, when you're doing hexagonal tiling, if you are not
    careful you will get content outside the tiling area and you'll get
    overlaps
    … it would be fairly straightforward to specify, not sure how useful
    it is
    … inkscape not only can do those tiling symmetries, see the
    following pages
    … you can add random shifts, shrink or expand the tiles
    CC: is there anything in common with the Tiling & Layering work in
    the Mapping TF?
    CL: not really, that's more for multi resolution images
    … where you're automatically tiling where they butt together,
    producing an image by slicing it into multiple pieces
    … it's not a repeating pattern
    TB: one place where this might be useful is in Mapping
    <ChrisL> see
    [33]http://www.w3.org/Submission/2011/SUBM-SVGTL-20110607/
      [33] http://www.w3.org/Submission/2011/SUBM-SVGTL-20110607/
    … if you want a pattern to show a swamp, the density say
    … if you could turn a gradient into a density map, add a bit of
    randomness
    <ChrisL> in particular
    [34]http://www.w3.org/Submission/2011/SUBM-SVGTL-20110607/#Tiling
      [34] http://www.w3.org/Submission/2011/SUBM-SVGTL-20110607/#Tiling
    <cyril> [35]http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/track/issues/2310
      [35] http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/track/issues/2310
    CC: the next requirement on the page is also about advanced patterns
    <cyril>
    [36]http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-svg/2010Feb/0082.html
      [36] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-svg/2010Feb/0082.html
    <cyril> [37]http://www.w3.org/2010/03/01-svg-minutes.html#item06
      [37] http://www.w3.org/2010/03/01-svg-minutes.html#item06
    ED: my email is not something as advanced as these tiling symmetries
    … more about tightening up existing patterns
    CC: does it make sense to merge these two entries?
    CL: I think so
    TB: I think they're different
    … Erik's is clarification/corrections to the spec
    … this current requirement is a new feature
    CC: I won't merge then
    CM: do you have a sense Tav in how useful these tiling symmetries
    might be?
    TB: not sure it's that useful to include the symmetries
    … including screening might be nice, though
    … something that can simulate half toning or screening
    CM: I'd like to see some brief writeup before accepting it
    <scribe> ACTION: Tav to write up a brief summary of what a half
    toning feature would look like [recorded in
    [38]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action04]
    <trackbot> Created ACTION-3188 - Write up a brief summary of what a
    half toning feature would look like [on Tavmjong Bah - due
    2011-12-22].
    <scribe> ACTION: Tav to get clarification from Olaf on what his
    advanced pattern request is [recorded in
    [39]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action05]
    <trackbot> Created ACTION-3189 - Get clarification from Olaf on what
    his advanced pattern request is [on Tavmjong Bah - due 2011-12-22].
    <ed>
    [40]http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/wiki/SVG2_Requirements_Mailing
    _List_Feedback#Video.2Faudio_on_demand
      [40] 
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/WG/wiki/SVG2_Requirements_Mailing_List_Feedback#Video.2Faudio_on_demand
    ED: next one is "Video/Audio on Demand"
    ... we did resolve at TPAC to have video and audio elements simliar
    to HTML5, or with the same functionality
    <ChrisL> same dom or same markup?
    CC: we concluded that we wanted to have the HTML5 video/audio
    elements, unmodified
    <ChrisL> because the svg tiny 1.2 ones have better markup but sucky
    dom
    <ChrisL> sigh
    <ChrisL> so, no time containers on audio and video then
    CM: did you discuss issues of namespaces, or overlap between
    HTML/SVG elements?
    CC: I think it was going to be in the SVG namespace
    <cyril> [41]http://www.w3.org/2011/11/04-svg-minutes.html#item12
      [41] http://www.w3.org/2011/11/04-svg-minutes.html#item12
    <cyril> "RESOLUTION: SVG 2 will have a video element in SVG
    namespace with the same characteristics as the HTML 5 video element"
    ED: "same characteristics" doesn't necessarily mean there are no
    differences
    RC: this is for SVG that's not running in a browser?
    … because you don't have foreignObject?
    CM: in the minutes the question was raised about foreignObject, how
    it would be different
    … and Jen said that IE doesn't do foreignObject
    DS: just because we're having at least the same features as HTML's
    video element doesn't mean we can't go beyond that, right?
    CC: I agree with you but I don't think that's what the people from
    the Media TF wanted
    … they wanted a single version of the element
    … they wanted us to modify the HTML5 video element if we wanted
    additional features
    … but I shouldn't speak in their stead
    DS: ultimately the video element is going to have to change at some
    point, so we should keep current on any changes… we want it
    full-featured, but only a single underlying codebase
    ED: I think what Olaf is asking for is basically the controls
    attribute on the audio/video controls, not everything else
    CM: olaf's request then doesn't contradict with our plans for
    audio/video
Summary of Action Items
    [NEW] ACTION: ed to send a reminder to the list about the telcon
    schedule (cancelling 29 dec, 12 jan) [recorded in
    [42]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action02]
    [NEW] ACTION: Tav to ask Vincent for feedback on the spec styling
    [recorded in
    [43]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action03]
    [NEW] ACTION: Tav to get clarification from Olaf on what his
    advanced pattern request is [recorded in
    [44]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action05]
    [NEW] ACTION: Tav to write up a brief summary of what a half toning
    feature would look like [recorded in
    [45]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action04]
    [NEW] ACTION: Vincent to email CSS WG to say that the SVG WG prefers
    to move the location and keep the same date [recorded in
    [46]http://www.w3.org/2011/12/15-svg-minutes.html#action01]
    [End of minutes]
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