W3C

Internationalization Core Teleconference

02 Feb 2011

Agenda

See also: IRC log

Attendees

Present
Addison_Phillips, David, Richard, Felix, kennyluck, Norbert, matial, aharon
Regrets
Chair
Addison Phillips
Scribe
Addison Phillips

Contents


<scribe> ACTION: richard: get our zakim teleconference schedules fixed with admin [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2011/02/02-i18n-minutes.html#action01]

<trackbot> Created ACTION-15 - Get our zakim teleconference schedules fixed with admin [on Richard Ishida - due 2011-02-09].

Agenda

Action Items

move action 4 to end of feb

Locate the UTR#20 source materials

richard: we don't have a copy
... other than the note
... so created a new one

<r12a> http://www.w3.org/International/docs/unicode-xml/

Info Share

kennyluck: it's chinese new years eve
... CSS3 wrtiting-mode and text to go to last call this year, maybe june/july
... if you would like to see specific language in CSS3 text, you should do so quickly

norbert: does that mean that certainl languages are not covered?

kennyluck: was missing some indic script support and southeast Asian and Arabic (inserted)

addison: ecmascript i18n extension

<kennyluck> addison: they created something called locale info

<kennyluck> ... you may want to look into it

<kennyluck> addison: MSFT would like an object for locale info for passing things

<kennyluck> ... some concern about inferred vs. set

richard: chaals has created a new extension for opera

<r12a> http://www.w3.org/blog/International/2011/01/28/an_opera_extension_for_the_multilingual_

... user-interface selector for multilingual documents
... using the SIP interface to zakim
... moving more folks to use SIP to dial in
... which would help us
... more info to follow

Bidi

aharon: wondering about status of HTML5 bugs
... wrote asking if there was special escalation for still-open bugs

<scribe> ACTION: addison: ask HTML5 WG about still open bug process [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2011/02/02-i18n-minutes.html#action02]

<trackbot> Created ACTION-16 - Ask HTML5 WG about still open bug process [on Addison Phillips - due 2011-02-09].

aharon: option alignment issue in www-style
... basically only response was boris from mozilla
... gecko applies all the style properties to option
... others don't apply them or use native controls, etc.
... default style sheet for gecko assigns text-align start to select

<kennyluck> -> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2011Jan/thread#msg354 the thread about <option> and text-align

aharon: could add on parent etc.
... rather than inherit
... he thought it might not be desired
... he doesn't think CSS should define what option should do

kennyluck: want to mention

<kennyluck> the definition of the dir attribute

kennyluck: think that HTML5 should define dir attribute

richard: deal with in email

<kennyluck> http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10807#c26

<kennyluck> i spoke to JOHN. <span dir=ltr>susan</span>, MIKE and ollie spoke to him too.

aharon: please send an email with example and text so we can discuss further

Working with Time Zones

http://www.w3.org/International/wiki/WorkingWithTimeZones

richard: jump to quick guidelines
... also some summarization
... yves lafon had a noted that was forwarded to you

addison: saw it, but haven't digested it yet

richard: need a home page blurb

addison: send richard copy about WWTZ

richard: small payload for tweetability

david: do an s/i/I/

AOB?

David: US will change clocks in about 6 weeks
... we will need to (argh) change meeting time again

<scribe> ACTION: David: fire up the time of this conference Doodle poll [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2011/02/02-i18n-minutes.html#action03]

<trackbot> Created ACTION-17 - Fire up the time of this conference Doodle poll [on David Clarke - due 2011-02-09].

richard: wondering if I should polish the minutes

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: addison: ask HTML5 WG about still open bug process [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2011/02/02-i18n-minutes.html#action02]
[NEW] ACTION: David: fire up the time of this conference Doodle poll [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2011/02/02-i18n-minutes.html#action03]
[NEW] ACTION: richard: get our zakim teleconference schedules fixed with admin [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2011/02/02-i18n-minutes.html#action01]
 
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