HTML Weekly Teleconference

Action items

None

Items closed last week

Paul: Microdata closed on July 17

Items closed this week

Paul: Cfc to publish two revised heartbeat

New Calls

Paul: Cnavas testing and HTML testing documents have been extended through september 1
... tried to find a schedule that would help the HTML a11y task force

Janina: Rich is asking for a non-normative note based on discussion with Google

Paul: the a11y folks are looking at detailed implementations

Decisions

Paul: first one is Microdata
... the original CfC was to leave 5.1 handling to the editors

<paulc_> https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=22783

Daniel: so, for microdata spec, what's happening?

Paul: still looking for an editor
... heartbeat update

<paulc_> WG Decision: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-admin/2013Jul/0057.html

Paul: don't think the update happened yet

plh: I'll look for a target date

Other Business

Paul: W3C publication moratorium for the week of Aug 26
... the Chairs started a dialog with editors of extension spec to determine if some of them require a heartbeat
... would expect a MSE Last Call before the moratorium
... we're at zero bugs for the pre-LC period
... Test the Web Forward, Shanghai, China, Aug 17-18

<paulc_> http://testthewebforward.org/events/shanghai-2013.html

Paul: I'll be there
... there is also on in Shenzen before TPAC
... WCAG Techniques and Understanding WCAG Updates

<paulc_> http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2013/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20130711/complete-diff#html

Paul: noted changes in the section related to HTML
... noticed that those docs refer to HTML4
... any plan to move to HTML5?

Janina: good question. not aware of a plan. will report back
... no reason why we shouldn't at this point
... we do have an active TF between PF and WCAG to look at HTML techniques for WCAG

Next meeting

Paul: I'll be chairing again next week
... any volunteer for next week to scribe
... ?

[none heard]

[adjourned]