Internationalization Working Group Teleconference - 31 July 2025

Hi,

https://www.w3.org/2025/07/31-i18n-minutes.html

Here is the meeting summary:

Quick recap

The team discussed new features and updates to their meeting platform, including transcript-saving capabilities and testing results for browser compatibility. They reviewed various action items and pending tasks related to specifications and HTML changes, with some items being marked as completed. The group also addressed updates to technical documentation, including discussions about font shaping definitions and address format documentation, while briefly touching on pull requests and time zone notes.

Next steps

Addison to inquire with TC39 about reviewing their specs
Addison to refresh poll 18 and CSS for new day/time
Addison to move IMSC text profile review to completed status
Addison to let xfq put a comment on the IMSC text profile review saying no issues found
Addison to publish address formats document for wide review
Richard to provide links to float logical properties test results
Team to chase harder for responses from Florian and Elica regarding poll 18 and CSS

Summary

Task Review and Progress Updates

Addison led a meeting to review action items and discuss ongoing tasks. He noted that several items were pending responses or completion, including inquiries to TC39 about reviewing specs and adding comments to HTML. Richard shared that he had conducted tests and discovered that float now supports logical properties in Chrome, joining other major browsers. Fuqiao reported reviewing changes in the IMSC text profile and found no issues, which Addison confirmed could be marked as completed.

Font Shaping Definition Discussion

The group discussed the definition of "font shaping" in their glossary, noting that the current definition is too general and doesn't accurately reflect the technical aspects of font rendering. Richard explained that shaping involves interactions between glyphs that result in different shapes and positioning, but emphasized that positioning doesn't necessarily require shaping. They acknowledged that the definition might be updated as the specification document is finalized.

Address Format Document Review

The team reviewed a document on address formats, which Fuqiao had updated with HTML formatting and additional content about last-mile challenges and non-Latin scripts. Addison praised the summary and suggested publishing it for wide review. The group also briefly discussed some pull requests and comments received on their time zone note, which Addison mentioned had been overlooked by the Temporal crowd at JavaScript.