Re: Call for Consensus: Publish First Public Working Draft of FindText API, respond by 14 October

+1 to FPWD

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org> wrote:

> I am happy to have this documents published as FPWD.
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> Ivan
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> > On 06 Oct 2015, at 22:32 , Frederick Hirsch <w3c@fjhirsch.com> wrote:
> >
> > This is a call for consensus (CfC) to publish a First Public Working
> Draft (FPWD) of FindText API; deadline 14 October (1 week)
> >
> > This FindText API is joint deliverable of the WebApps WG and Web
> Annotation WG (listed as "Robust Anchoring" in the charters [1], [2]).
> >
> > This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to publish a FPWD of the FindText
> API, using the following Editor's Draft as the basis:
> >
> > http://w3c.github.io/findtext/
> >
> > "This specification describes an API for finding ranges of text in a
> document or part of a document, using a variety of selection criteria."
> >
> > This API was presented to the WebApps WG last TPAC under a different
> name, and with a fairly different design; it was modified to fit the
> feedback from that meeting and from others, including narrowing of scope,
> the introduction of Promises, and exposing low-level functionality in the
> spirit of the Extensible Web.
> >
> > The specification is largely based on the Annotator JavaScript library's
> "robust anchoring" code, and a standalone polyfill is under development.
> Feedback from possible implementers is especially welcome.
> >
> > This CfC satisfies the group's requirement to "record the groups'
> decision to request advancement".
> >
> > By publishing this FPWD, the group sends a signal to the community to
> begin reviewing the document. The FPWD reflects where the groups are on
> this spec at the time of publication; it does _not_ necessarily mean there
> is consensus on the spec's contents and the specification may be updated.
> >
> > If you have any comments or concerns about this CfC, please reply to
> this e-mail by 14 October at the latest. Positive response is preferred and
> encouraged, even a +1 will do  Silence will be considered as agreement with
> the proposal.
> >
> > regards, Frederick & Rob
> >
> > Frederick Hirsch, Rob Sanderson
> >
> > Co-Chairs, W3C Web Annotation WG
> >
> > www.fjhirsch.com
> > @fjhirsch
> >
> > [1] http://www.w3.org/2014/06/webapps-charter.html#deliverables
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> > [2] http://www.w3.org/annotation/charter/#scope
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> Ivan Herman, W3C
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