Re: CSS Ruby Module

On 05/13/2018 04:00 AM, Glenn Adams wrote:
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> On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 7:21 PM, Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org <mailto:chris@w3.org>> wrote:
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>     On 12-May-18 16:20, Glenn Adams wrote:
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>         Nigel,
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>         Could you formally ask W3M or CSSWG why the published WD of the Ruby Module has not been
>         updated in approximately 4 years? What is preventing the publishing of a new WD?
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>     W3M is unlikely to have an answer, but CSS WG will and the editors (copied) even more so.
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>     The latest Editors Draft is 20 March 2018, so development is ongoing
>     https://drafts.csswg.org/css-ruby-1/ <https://drafts.csswg.org/css-ruby-1/>
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>     There are 18 open issues and 7 closed
>     https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/labels/css-ruby-1
>     <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/labels/css-ruby-1>
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>     The changes (broad-brush, not very detailed) since the last WD:
>     https://drafts.csswg.org/css-ruby-1/#changes <https://drafts.csswg.org/css-ruby-1/#changes>
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>         TTML2 references the (quite old) WD [1], but we really would like it to be updated to a
>         current ED [2].
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>     If you are happy referencing an ED, I suggest you do so.
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>     If you need a /TR snapshot (and are happy referencing a WD), what are your timeline constraints?
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> I am targeting a PR release of TTML2 by 1 August, so a WD before that would be great. What is the 
> problem with publishing a WD with open issues?

It's largely a backlog problem; I was working at severely reduced capacity for a few years,
and Ruby was the lowest priority of many. I can target a new WD for midsummer 2018 for you,
though, no problem. (Possibly earlier, but June is looking a bit insane for me atm.)

~fantasai

Received on Sunday, 13 May 2018 10:36:40 UTC