- From: r12a <ishida@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:43:51 +0000
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https://www.w3.org/2017/11/06-i18n-minutes.html
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Internationalization Working Group TPAC 2017
06 Nov 2017
[2]Agenda
[2] https://www.w3.org/International/wiki/2017TPACAgenda
Attendees
Present
addison, Richard, Fuqiao, (xfq), David, Singer,
(dsinger), Jeff, J, Junichi
Regrets
Chair
Addison Phillips
Scribe
xfq
Contents
* [3]Topics
* [4]Summary of Action Items
* [5]Summary of Resolutions
__________________________________________________________
<addison>
[6]https://www.w3.org/International/wiki/2017TPACAgenda
[6] https://www.w3.org/International/wiki/2017TPACAgenda
<r12a> currently deciding on agenda order
<addison> addison to request time of html/webplatform to
discuss universal acceptance
<scribe> scribenick: xfq
<chaals> [I will look at webplat/html agenda for that, but
think we can do it]
<jeff>
[7]https://www.w3.org/2017/Talks/tpac-slides/tpac2017-i18n/#
[7] https://www.w3.org/2017/Talks/tpac-slides/tpac2017-i18n/
r12a: you mentioned you would be on Unicode board, David
dsinger: right
r12a: we're finding language experts in the Unicode community
... CLDR - Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
... it collects dates, times, and other locale-specific data
<r12a>
[8]https://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/summary/root.html
[8] https://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/summary/root.html
r12a: it summarizes what locales are available
dsinger: the Unicode folks are trying to improve the CLDR tools
<addison> coverage data in the release announcement:
[9]http://blog.unicode.org/2017/11/cldr-version-32-released.htm
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[9] http://blog.unicode.org/2017/11/cldr-version-32-released.html
r12a: how can we access the people who provided the info in
CLDR?
... @@@ has an extensive network of people
... @@@ are talking about including counter-styles info in CLDR
<addison> [10]https://www.w3.org/TR/predefined-counter-styles/
[10] https://www.w3.org/TR/predefined-counter-styles/
addison: if you click "Arabic", you can see there are many
kinds of Arabic counter styles
<addison>
[11]https://www.w3.org/TR/css-counter-styles-3/#limited-chinese
[11] https://www.w3.org/TR/css-counter-styles-3/#limited-chinese
r12a: there are some counter styles that do not follow the
usual algorithm, documented in the CSS spec
... would it make sense to make an extension of BCP 47 for
counter sytles?
<addison> thanks
<r12a> descriptions of how 'drop caps' work isn't really
cldr-ish
addison: it would be useful to gather information from the CLDR
people, even if it doesn't end up in CLDR
... gathering information for the gap analysis
... we've already see the value in our *lreq work
... to be more formal about it is useful, but it takes hours
... I suggest that we take effort to contact these folks
<r12a>
[12]http://w3c.github.io/typography/gap-analysis/language-matri
x.html
[12] http://w3c.github.io/typography/gap-analysis/language-matrix.html
addison: The *lreq way was to ask the people to write
everything about the language
... there's another way: use the gap analysis as a basis
<r12a>
[13]https://github.com/w3c/i18n-discuss/wiki/Analysing-support-
for-text-layout-on-the-Web
[13]
https://github.com/w3c/i18n-discuss/wiki/Analysing-support-for-text-layout-on-the-Web
r12a: I mentioned the document (in the link above) in the i18n
WG teleconference
... the information in the gap analysis was not easy to find
... especially in the English-speaking community
<chaals> [WebPlatform can discuss the HTML email issue for 15
minutes thursday morning under HTML]
r12a: It's better for people in the layout task forces to say
what the need is
... I think it's a better approach than our previous way
... something like a coherent system
dsinger: meaning of the colors?
r12a: question mark means we don't know the requirements are
... light green means work needed for advance publishing
... orange means work still needed for basic features
... red means it prevents effective use of the language in web
pages
dsinger: we need help about these question marks, obviously
addison: agreed, also need help about other table cells
<addison> Malgasy -> Malagasy
dsinger: what does the circles mean (instead of squares)?
r12a: It means even the English language does not support it,
for example, the pagination features
<addison> [14]https://w3c.github.io/typography/
[14] https://w3c.github.io/typography/
<addison> [15]https://w3c.github.io/typography/#text_decoration
[15] https://w3c.github.io/typography/#text_decoration
r12a: If you look at the International text layout and
typography index document, you can see how layout features are
supported
... the idea is from fantasai
... it links to the *lreq documents, CSS specs, tests, and some
GitHub resources
... we have "requests for information", but don't always get
answers
... that's why we need experts
... we also have the type samples document
... it lists pictures in various scripts/languages
<addison> @chaals: thanks, can you give an approximate time for
us to come? Or will you do so when the agenda is firmed up?
<r12a> [16]https://w3c.github.io/type-samples/
[16] https://w3c.github.io/type-samples/
<chaals> [9.30 am - it is on the agenda:
[17]https://github.com/w3c/WebPlatformWG/issues/94]
[17] https://github.com/w3c/WebPlatformWG/issues/94
r12a: we can answer questions in the AC meeting
addison: and we can explain why it is beneficial to the
membership
r12a: we can make a sorted table, showing many people speak the
languages, to show the AC reps the commercial interests
... but I'm hesitant to do that, because e.g., Mongolian has
only 2.5 million speakers, but it has some major problems
dsinger: What's the problem with Mongolian encoding?
[r12a explains with the whiteboard]
<addison> adjourning for coffee for 15 minutes, topic on
return: charmod-norm
<addison>
[18]http://w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/articles/inline-bidi-marku
p/index.en
[18]
http://w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/articles/inline-bidi-markup/index.en
<r12a>
[19]https://www.w3.org/International/articles/inline-bidi-marku
p/index
[19]
https://www.w3.org/International/articles/inline-bidi-markup/index
<r12a>
[20]https://www.w3.org/International/articles/inline-bidi-marku
p/index#quick
[20]
https://www.w3.org/International/articles/inline-bidi-markup/index#quick
<r12a>
[21]https://www.w3.org/International/articles/inline-bidi-marku
p/index#uc5
[21]
https://www.w3.org/International/articles/inline-bidi-markup/index#uc5
r12a: This is a very long and complicated article
[r12a explains some background info to the scribe]
r12a: the CSS Shim is not really needed
... I spoke to the Safari folks during last TPAC about
supporting the feature (flipping the switch)
... nothing has happened yet
... I'd also like to talk with the Edge folks this week
... the seperation of HTML 4 and 5 techniques are not needed
anymore
<addison> ACTION: richard to add text to inline-bidi-markup
saying more strongly why not to use the bdo element
<trackbot> Created ACTION-678 - Add text to inline-bidi-markup
saying more strongly why not to use the bdo element [on Richard
Ishida - due 2017-11-13].
<addison> ACTION: richard to send inline-bidi-markup for wide
review
<trackbot> Created ACTION-679 - Send inline-bidi-markup for
wide review [on Richard Ishida - due 2017-11-13].
<r12a>
[22]http://w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/articles/inline-bidi-marku
p/index.en#uc5
[22]
http://w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/articles/inline-bidi-markup/index.en#uc5
dsinger: so what happens with <span dir=x>text1<span>text2<span
dir=y>?
r12a: @@
dsinger: I don't get the isolation if I don't add the dir
attribute?
addison: yes
r12a: yes
... that's what the article explains
[Junichi-san asks a question about writing mode in Japanese,
with the whiteboard]
<r12a>
[23]https://www.w3.org/International/articles/vertical-text/
[23] https://www.w3.org/International/articles/vertical-text/
<r12a>
[24]https://www.w3.org/International/articles/vertical-text/ind
ex#upright-latin
[24]
https://www.w3.org/International/articles/vertical-text/index#upright-latin
jay: Great. Thank you!
<addison> (break for lunch)
r12a: What brought you to the i18n meeting today, Junichi-san?
jay: We're interested in digital publishing
<addison> (returned from lunch; next topic is Charmod-Norm)
<addison>
[25]https://www.w3.org/2017/Talks/tpac-slides/tpac2017-i18n/#2
[25] https://www.w3.org/2017/Talks/tpac-slides/tpac2017-i18n/#2
<r12a> good tips on accessible emoji:
[26]https://tink.uk/accessible-emoji/
[26] https://tink.uk/accessible-emoji/
<r12a> [27]https://goo.gl/tjSdk4
[27] https://goo.gl/tjSdk4
<r12a> pagination with CSS 1.30pm tues
<addison> (and returned from visiting #pwg
Summary of Action Items
[NEW] ACTION: richard to add text to inline-bidi-markup saying
more strongly why not to use the bdo element
[NEW] ACTION: richard to send inline-bidi-markup for wide
review
Summary of Resolutions
[End of minutes]
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