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XHTML2 Working Group Teleconference

Minutes of 21 January 2009

Agenda
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2009Jan/0054.html
Seen
Alessio Cartocci, Markus Gylling, Roland Merrick, Shane McCarron, Steven Pemberton, Tina Holmboe
Regrets
Alessio Cartocci, Unknown Mark
Chair
Roland Merrick
Scribe
Steven Pemberton
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14:40:55 <trackbot> Meeting: XHTML2 Working Group Teleconference
14:40:55 <trackbot> Date: 21 January 2009
14:41:08 <Roland> Agenda: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2009Jan/0054.html
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14:42:10 <Roland> Chair: Roland
14:42:34 <Roland> rrsagent, make minutes

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14:42:51 <Roland> Regrets: Alessio, Mark

Scribe problem: the name 'Mark' is ambiguous. It could be any of: Markus Gylling Mark Birbeck . Either change the name used or insert a 'PRESENT: ...' line to restrict the active names.

14:43:01 <Roland> rrsagent, make minutes

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14:44:55 <Zakim> + +2

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14:48:14 <Steven> zakim, dial steven-617

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14:48:16 <Zakim> +Steven

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14:49:23 <Steven> zakim, who is here?

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14:49:23 <Zakim> On the phone I see Roland, ShaneM, +2, Steven

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14:49:24 <Zakim> On IRC I see mgylling, Zakim, RRSAgent, Roland, ShaneM, Steven, trackbot

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14:49:49 <Steven> zakim, 2 is mgylling

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14:49:49 <Zakim> sorry, Steven, I do not recognize a party named '2'

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14:49:57 <Steven> zakim, +2 is mgylling

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14:49:57 <Zakim> +mgylling; got it

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14:50:16 <Steven> scribe: Steven

(Scribe set to Steven Pemberton)

14:50:37 <Steven> Topic: CURIEs

1. CURIEs

14:50:49 <Steven> Roland: Curies have gone to CR

Roland Merrick: Curies have gone to CR

14:51:06 <Steven> Steven: Let's talk about test suites

Steven Pemberton: Let's talk about test suites

14:51:19 <Steven> Roland: Soes the RDFa test suite cover all features?

Roland Merrick: Does the RDFa test suite cover all features?

14:51:35 <Steven> Shane: It covers all features, there is a datatype that isn't tested, not a feature per se

Shane McCarron: It covers all features, there is a datatype that isn't tested, not a feature per se

14:51:49 <Steven> s/Soes/Does/
14:52:10 <Steven> Shane: I've grabbed the test ahrness and I am extractinng the CURIE tests

Shane McCarron: I've grabbed the test harness and I am extractinng the CURIE tests

14:52:19 <Steven> s/ahrn/harn/
14:52:27 <Steven> Shane: Harder than I had expected

Shane McCarron: Harder than I had expected

14:52:34 <Tina> Apologies; time slipped away and my phone is not behaving :(

Tina Holmboe: Apologies; time slipped away and my phone is not behaving :(

14:52:38 <Steven> ... it's doable

... it's doable

14:53:00 <Steven> Steven: Moving the harness to W3C space?

Steven Pemberton: Moving the harness to W3C space?

14:53:10 <Steven> Shane: No, and they use a different version of PHP

Shane McCarron: No, and they use a different version of PHP

14:53:19 <Steven> ... Ralph has already tried and failed

... Ralph has already tried and failed

14:53:40 <Steven> ... when Ralph has fixed it for RDFa, then it will be easy for us

... when Ralph has fixed it for RDFa, then it will be easy for us

14:54:01 <Steven> Steven: Good news

Steven Pemberton: Good news

14:54:23 <Steven> Roland: Timescale?

Roland Merrick: Timescale?

14:54:29 <Steven> Shane: Not sure yet

Shane McCarron: Not sure yet

14:55:39 <Steven> Topic: Media types

2. Media types

14:55:50 <Steven> Roland: I see we had comments

Roland Merrick: I see we had comments

14:56:20 <Steven> Shane: I sent it to Steven for publication

Shane McCarron: I sent it to Steven for publication

14:56:21 <Zakim> +Tina

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14:57:21 <Steven> Steven: I sent it on to be published, and it had arrived, but Monday was a holiday, and yesterday sort of too, so maybe it's just backed up

Steven Pemberton: I sent it on to be published, and it had arrived, but Monday was a holiday, and yesterday sort of too, so maybe it's just backed up

14:57:57 <Steven> Shane: We also got a comment about @lang, and I replied that we can't add it to existing family members, but XHTML 1.2 could

Shane McCarron: We also got a comment about @lang, and I replied that we can't add it to existing family members, but XHTML 1.2 could

14:58:40 <Steven> Roland: it is deifnite we can't get it back in?

Roland Merrick: it is definite we can't get it back in?

14:58:46 <Steven> Shane: It would break conformance

Shane McCarron: It would break conformance

14:58:54 <Steven> s/deif/defi/
14:59:13 <Steven> Roland: Maybe the Mobile web people could do the grunt work to get it into the system,

Roland Merrick: Maybe the Mobile web people could do the grunt work to get it into the system,

14:59:37 <Steven> Shane: So you think it is OK to break conformance?

Shane McCarron: So you think it is OK to break conformance?

14:59:51 <Steven> Roland: Maybe, not sure.

Roland Merrick: Maybe, not sure.

15:01:10 <mgylling> C.7. The lang and xml:lang Attributes

Markus Gylling: C.7. The lang and xml:lang Attributes

15:01:10 <mgylling> Use both the lang and xml:lang attributes when specifying the language of an element. The value of the xml:lang attribute takes precedence.

Markus Gylling: Use both the lang and xml:lang attributes when specifying the language of an element. The value of the xml:lang attribute takes precedence.

15:01:12 <Steven> Steven: If we say that @lang has no meaning, it wouldn't actually break anything

Steven Pemberton: If we say that @lang has no meaning, it wouldn't actually break anything

15:02:15 <Steven> Roland: Why don't we test the waters with the mobile people?

Roland Merrick: Why don't we test the waters with the mobile people?

15:02:55 <Steven> ACTION: Roland to talk to the mobile people about allowing @lang

ACTION: Roland to talk to the mobile people about allowing @lang

15:02:56 <trackbot> Created ACTION-45 - Talk to the mobile people about allowing @lang [on Roland Merrick - due 2009-01-28].

Trackbot IRC Bot: Created ACTION-45 - Talk to the mobile people about allowing @lang [on Roland Merrick - due 2009-01-28].

15:03:53 <Steven> Steven: The doc is in the pipeline, as soon as it happens, I'll let you know

Steven Pemberton: The doc is in the pipeline, as soon as it happens, I'll let you know

15:04:30 <Steven> Roland: And the other docs are in the pipeline waiting for this to be published

Roland Merrick: And the other docs are in the pipeline waiting for this to be published

15:04:35 <Steven> Steven: Yres, that's right

Steven Pemberton: Yes, that's right

15:04:40 <Steven> s/res/es/
15:05:22 <Steven> Shane: If someone in autority would say that adding @lang would not vioalte PER, it would be 2 mins to add it to the spec

Shane McCarron: If someone in autority would say that adding @lang would not vioalte PER, it would be 2 mins to add it to the spec

15:05:29 <Steven> Roland: We will carry on as we are for now

Roland Merrick: We will carry on as we are for now

15:05:54 <Steven> Topic: XHTML2

3. XHTML2

15:06:07 <Steven> Roland: Shane has asked some questions

Roland Merrick: Shane has asked some questions

15:08:47 <Steven> ... so which version of XForms?

... so which version of XForms?

15:11:06 <Steven> Steven: 1.1

Steven Pemberton: 1.1

15:11:16 <Steven> Shane: And how does that fit in with XMNL Events 2?

Shane McCarron: And how does that fit in with XMNL Events 2?

15:11:26 <Steven> Steven: We need to check that they are consistent

Steven Pemberton: We need to check that they are consistent

15:11:48 <Steven> ... XML Events 2 is based on XForms 1.1, so it should be the same, but we need to check

... XML Events 2 is based on XForms 1.1, so it should be the same, but we need to check

15:12:12 <Steven> ... XForms 1.1 still references XML Events 1, and adds stuff into its own spec (like RDFa does with CURIEs)

... XForms 1.1 still references XML Events 1, and adds stuff into its own spec (like RDFa does with CURIEs)

15:12:34 <Steven> Markus: Is the XForms 1.1 schema chameleon?

Markus Gylling: Is the XForms 1.1 schema chameleon?

15:12:39 <Steven> Steven: Yes

Steven Pemberton: Yes

15:13:29 <Steven> Steven: so charset and encoding are related (XML Events)

Steven Pemberton: so charset and encoding are related (XML Events)

15:14:46 <Steven> Shane: So you think we should allow @charset

Shane McCarron: So you think we should allow @charset

15:15:09 <Steven> Steven: Yes, for legacy use (mainly for the javascript + @implements" case)

Steven Pemberton: Yes, for legacy use (mainly for the javascript + @implements" case)

15:18:43 <Steven> [Discussion on whether charset or encoding is a better choice]

[Discussion on whether charset or encoding is a better choice]

15:21:48 <Steven> Roland: What is the difference? One is a single value and the other a list?

Roland Merrick: What is the difference? One is a single value and the other a list?

15:22:01 <Steven> Steven: Yes

Steven Pemberton: Yes

15:23:45 <Steven> ... you should look at the definition of charset in HTML4, it really isn't very useful

... you should look at the definition of charset in HTML4, it really isn't very useful

15:23:55 <Steven> ... which is why we made @encoding what it is

... which is why we made @encoding what it is

15:24:00 <Steven> ... to make it actually useful

... to make it actually useful

15:24:31 <Steven> ... I suggest we should say @charset has no meaning

... I suggest we should say @charset has no meaning

15:24:40 <Steven> ... and only there for legacy use

... and only there for legacy use

15:25:08 <Steven> Roland: It is a compormise I can live with

Roland Merrick: It is a compormise I can live with

15:25:21 <Steven> ... so I can specify both if I want

... so I can specify both if I want

15:25:48 <Steven> Roland: So the next question is what to do with the script module

Roland Merrick: So the next question is what to do with the script module

15:26:34 <Steven> ... I think there should be one module for XHTML 1.2 and 2.0

... I think there should be one module for XHTML 1.2 and 2.0

15:26:57 <Steven> Steven: Isn't script in XML Events 2?

Steven Pemberton: Isn't script in XML Events 2?

15:27:01 <Steven> Shane: Yes

Shane McCarron: Yes

15:27:08 <Steven> Roland: But it is a separate module

Roland Merrick: But it is a separate module

15:28:33 <Steven> q-

q-

15:29:09 <Steven> Roland: caption element

Roland Merrick: caption element

15:29:24 <Steven> Shane: There are other issues that we need to discuss as well

Shane McCarron: There are other issues that we need to discuss as well

15:29:40 <Steven> ... but I may have confused people here

... but I may have confused people here

15:29:52 <Steven> ... we use caption on object

... we use caption on object

15:30:25 <Steven> ... so my question is really is it OK to split caption out as a module

... so my question is really is it OK to split caption out as a module

15:30:36 <Steven> ... and Mark then pointed out that we have label as well

... and Mark then pointed out that we have label as well

15:30:55 <Steven> ... and I don't care which we use

... and I don't care which we use

15:31:23 <Steven> Roland: We have caption in older versions of XHTML

Roland Merrick: We have caption in older versions of XHTML

15:32:47 <Steven> ... and label has other parameters, like ref

... and label has other parameters, like ref

15:33:03 <Steven> ... so an unadorned caption in object would be simpler

... so an unadorned caption in object would be simpler

15:33:23 <ShaneM> http://htmlwg.mn.aptest.com/htmlwg/xhtml-m12n-2/mod-list.html#edef_list_label

Shane McCarron: http://htmlwg.mn.aptest.com/htmlwg/xhtml-m12n-2/mod-list.html#edef_list_label

15:33:29 <Steven> Shane: The label in the list module is a different one (no @ref)

Shane McCarron: The label in the list module is a different one (no @ref)

15:33:52 <Steven> Markus: Perhaps it should be caption on lists then...

Markus Gylling: Perhaps it should be caption on lists then...

15:34:36 <Steven> Steven: It would certainly be confusing for the user if label had different meanings in different places

Steven Pemberton: It would certainly be confusing for the user if label had different meanings in different places

15:35:01 <Steven> Shane: Good point. I think that caption should be drawn out into its own module

Shane McCarron: Good point. I think that caption should be drawn out into its own module

15:35:04 <Steven> Steven: Agree

Steven Pemberton: Agree

15:35:17 <mgylling> +1

Markus Gylling: +1

15:35:17 <Steven> Shane: So should we use caption in lists?

Shane McCarron: So should we use caption in lists?

15:35:44 <Steven> Markus: What does this mean for img then?

Markus Gylling: What does this mean for img then?

15:36:44 <Steven> Steven: Are you suggesting a caption child of img?

Steven Pemberton: Are you suggesting a caption child of img?

15:38:40 <Steven> ... from a processing point of virew, img and span are identical

... from a processing point of virew, img and span are identical

15:38:46 <ShaneM> http://htmlwg.mn.aptest.com/htmlwg/xhtml-m12n-2/mod-text.html#cs_Text

Shane McCarron: http://htmlwg.mn.aptest.com/htmlwg/xhtml-m12n-2/mod-text.html#cs_Text

15:39:02 <Steven> Shane: The question really generalises to "should caption be able to be a child of any element"

Shane McCarron: The question really generalises to "should caption be able to be a child of any element"

15:40:17 <Steven> ... or "if we define the caption element, should it be in the text content set"

... or "if we define the caption element, should it be in the text content set"

15:40:54 <Steven> Markus: Or the title element, like the title attribute

Markus Gylling: Or the title element, like the title attribute

15:41:59 <Steven> Steven: The relationship between @title, caption and label is difficult

Steven Pemberton: The relationship between @title, caption and label is difficult

15:42:04 <Steven> ... it needs cleaning up

... it needs cleaning up

15:42:13 <Steven> Shane: I think caption on image is a fine idea

Shane McCarron: I think caption on image is a fine idea

15:42:31 <Steven> ... I should record it as an issue whether it should be allowed more generally

... I should record it as an issue whether it should be allowed more generally

15:43:27 <Steven> Steven: HTML5 has a figure element, with a child of <legend>

Steven Pemberton: HTML5 has a figure element, with a child of <legend>

15:43:43 <ShaneM> ACTION: Shane to define caption module and add issue about whether caption should be included in the Text content set.

ACTION: Shane to define caption module and add issue about whether caption should be included in the Text content set.

15:43:43 <trackbot> Created ACTION-46 - Define caption module and add issue about whether caption should be included in the Text content set. [on Shane McCarron - due 2009-01-28].

Trackbot IRC Bot: Created ACTION-46 - Define caption module and add issue about whether caption should be included in the Text content set. [on Shane McCarron - due 2009-01-28].

15:44:05 <Steven> zakim, who is here?

zakim, who is here?

15:44:05 <Zakim> On the phone I see Roland, ShaneM, mgylling, Steven, Tina

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15:44:06 <Zakim> On IRC I see Tina, mgylling, Zakim, RRSAgent, Roland, ShaneM, Steven, trackbot

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15:44:39 <Steven> Shane: We should put Tina's XHTML2 issues at the top of next week's agenda

Shane McCarron: We should put Tina's XHTML2 issues at the top of next week's agenda

15:45:19 <Steven> [ADJOURN]

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15:45:26 <Steven> zakim, list attendees

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15:45:26 <Zakim> As of this point the attendees have been Roland, ShaneM, Steven, mgylling, Tina

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15:45:34 <Steven> rrsagent, make minutes

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15:45:34 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2009/01/21-xhtml-minutes.html Steven

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15:45:57 <Zakim> -Tina

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15:45:57 <Zakim> -ShaneM

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15:46:01 <Zakim> -Roland

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15:46:03 <Zakim> -Steven

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15:46:05 <Zakim> -mgylling

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15:46:08 <Zakim> Attendees were Roland, ShaneM, Steven, mgylling, Tina

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15:46:17 <Roland> rrsagent, make minutes

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15:46:17 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2009/01/21-xhtml-minutes.html Roland

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