- From: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:31:14 -0400
- To: Chris Mills <cmills@w3.org>
- CC: Nic da Costa <njr.dacosta@gmail.com>, Lea Verou <lea@w3.org>, WebPlatform Community <public-webplatform@w3.org>
Hi, folks- Here's the page explaining the standards statuses for W3C: http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/Standards/W3C It would be nice if we could transclude each section as appropriate into the articles. Regards- -Doug On 7/11/13 4:38 AM, Chris Mills wrote: > Love the icons Lea. > > To combat the issue about people not knowing what the icons mean, how > about including a little question mark icon near to where the icon is > going to go, which when followed goes to a page showing all the > icons in sequence, along with a paragraph next to each one explaining > what each means? > > Chris Mills Opera Software, dev.opera.com W3C Fellow, web education > and webplatform.org Author of "Practical CSS3: Develop and Design" > (http://goo.gl/AKf9M) > > On 11 Jul 2013, at 07:56, Nic da Costa <njr.dacosta@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> The only reason i brought this up as i viewed these on my phone >> this morning and wasn't sure what they each stood for. And i agree, >> a legend isn't the solution as having to navigate to another page >> just to view it won;t work. >> >> Just a thought, what about something like wrapping the text around >> the indicator stating what it stands for, something like this [1]? >> Having it split up around the top and the bottom? I will try do a >> quick mock-up later today with the examples you sent to see how it >> looks. >> >> [1] http://codepen.io/chriscoyier/pen/circle-type/ >> >> // Nic da Costa >> >> >> On 11 July 2013 08:31, Lea Verou <lea@w3.org> wrote: Hi Nic, >> >> Glad you like it! >> >> You are raising a very good point. Honestly, I don’t know. :( >> Suggestions welcome. >> >> Eventually these statuses will link to pages explaining what they >> mean, so at least that will be some help. Although, you certainly >> shouldn't need to load another page just to find out the status. >> >> Perhaps we could have a legend somewhere for now? I don’t like this >> solution because most people won’t look at it, but it’s better than >> nothing. >> >> Doug, since it was your idea, perhaps you’ve thought about this? >> >> Cheers, Lea >> >> Lea Verou W3C developer relations http://w3.org/people/all#lea ✿ >> http://lea.verou.me ✿ @leaverou >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 11, 2013, at 09:18, Nic da Costa <njr.dacosta@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey Lea >>> >>> They look awesome! I really like them. >>> >>> Is there a key on one of our pages indicating what each indicator >>> means? As currently to determine what the indicator is ( if you >>> aren't already familiar with them ) you have to hover over them, >>> but what if this is mobile or other touch devices? How are new >>> user's going to know what the indicator stands for? >>> >>> Otherwise i think they look great! >>> >>> // Nic da Costa >>> >>> >>> On 11 July 2013 06:54, Lea Verou <lea@w3.org> wrote: A few days >>> ago Doug asked me to redesign the standardization status ribbon, >>> because it was misleading and too obtrusive. A very good point he >>> made was that we should indicate what each status means, not just >>> the name. For example, many people don’t know that Proposed >>> Recommendations are more mature that Candidate Recommendations or >>> that an Editor’s Draft comes before a Working Draft. So, we >>> worked together on a standardization status that looks more like >>> a progress indicator for W3C statuses. Today I worked a bit on >>> the other, non-W3C statuses as well, so I wanted some feedback. >>> >>> Here’s a dabblet with all statuses: >>> http://dabblet.com/gist/5922066 >>> >>> And here are various statuses in context: ED: >>> http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/OLD:css/cssom/CSSRegionStyleRule >>> >>> WD: http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties/shape-outside >>> LC: http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/functions/var CR: >>> http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties/border-radius >>> REC: http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties/font-size >>> Deprecated: >>> http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/html/attributes/lowsrc >>> Experimental: >>> http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties/shape-inside >>> >>> Also, I realized W3C Proposed Recommendation is not in the >>> allowed statuses [1]. Someone should add it. I’d do it myself, >>> but I’m not sure how. >>> >>> [1]: >>> http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/Property:Standardization_Status >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Cheers, Lea >>> >>> >>> Lea Verou W3C developer relations http://w3.org/people/all#lea ✿ >>> http://lea.verou.me ✿ @leaverou >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
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