Re: Spec organizations and prioritization

Hi Steve,

(12/03/24 3:44), Steve Faulkner wrote:
>> And the only such a fork from a non-browser related person was Areyh
>> Gregor's Editing API spec, but he doesn't really count as a non-browser
>> person for a while now because he got contracted by Google and then
>> Mozilla.
> I am a non browser related person
>
> I forked the HTML spec in regards to the alt text requirements:
> http://dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/
> and have developed it and addressed feedback.

I apologize for not knowing that this document is a fork of the HTML spec.

> I have also been working with others to develop the HTML to Platform
> accessibility API [
> http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-api-map/raw-file/tip/Overview.html]
> specification as this is not an area of HTML implementation in browsers
> that Ian is interested in or thought worthy of specifying in HTML5.
>
>  So it can and does happen

I never said that I think it wouldn't or doesn't happen. I am trying to
know whether this approach (waiting someone miraculously takes up the
work of an editor without promised credit) is more effective and
beneficial than what's perhaps in Dom's mind.  Miracles do happen :p


Cheers,
Kenny

Received on Friday, 23 March 2012 20:11:33 UTC