New W3C Markup Validator Unveiled
2007-08-08:
W3C's most popular service just got better, prettier,
faster, and smarter. The W3C Markup Validator
has a new user interface and a validation engine with
improved accuracy and performance. Among new features
are an automatic cleanup option using HTML Tidy, and
checking of HTML fragments. Driven by W3C as an
open-source software project,
the markup validator is made by Web professionals for
Web professionals, and aims to be a major step in any
Web development quality process. Read the change
log for a list of all changes and new features.
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Web Services Policy Primer and Guidelines for Authors: Working Drafts
2007-08-10: The Web Services Policy Working Group released two updated Working Drafts. The Primer introduces the policy language and policy attachment mechanisms. The Guidelines for Policy Assertion Authors provide best practices for creating policy assertions. Both are companions to the Web Services Policy 1.5 Framework and Attachment specifications. Read about Web services. (Permalink)
Box Model and Advanced Layout: CSS3 Working Drafts
2007-08-09: The CSS Working Group released two updated Working Drafts for the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) language Level 3. The CSS basic box model describes the basic layout of textual documents in visual media. The CSS3 Advanced Layout Module defines visual order independent of document order, position and alignment of user interface widgets, and page and window grids. Visit the CSS home page. (Permalink)
Service Modeling Language (SML): Working Drafts
2007-08-07: The Service Modeling Language (SML) Working Group released the First Public Working Drafts of the Service Modeling Language, Version 1.1 and its Interchange Format. SML is used to model complex services and systems including their structure, constraints, policies and best practices. Based on XML Schema and Schematron, SML allows inter-document references and user-defined constraints. Read more about XML. (Permalink)
Distributed Web Applications: Workshop Report
2007-08-06: The report of the
Workshop on
Declarative Models of Distributed Web
Applications is available. The report
recommends that W3C create requirements for
declarative modeling of Web applications, and a gap
analysis that identifies where existing standards
are insufficient. The Workshop was hosted in Dublin
by MobileAware with the support of the Irish State
Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland. Read about
W3C Workshops and
about the Ubiquitous Web.
(Photo credit: Marie-Claire Forgue.
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Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming Talks
- 31 August, Singapore, Singapore: Introduction to the Semantic WebIvan Herman gives a tutorial at International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications.
- 19 September, London, United Kingdom: Will W3C Mobile Web Best Practices Help End Fragmentation of Standards and Enable a Coherent Web Experience?Philipp Hoschka participates in a panel at Informa Mobile Web 2.0 Conference.
- 24 September, Curitiba, Brazil: Streaming-Archival InkML ConversionStephen M. Watt, Birendra Keshari present at International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).
- 24 September, Curitiba, Brazil: New Aspects of InkML for Pen-Based ComputingStephen M. Watt presents at International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).
- 26 September, Berlin, Germany: Mobile Web 2.0Philipp Hoschka presents at W3C-Tag 2007 - Rich Internet Applications.
- 26 September, Sydney, Australia: CSSBert Bos gives a lecture at Web Directions South / W3C SIG Day.
- 27 September, Sydney, Australia: Web Directions breakfastBert Bos presents at Web Directions South.
- 27 September, Sydney, Australia: A new life for old standardsBert Bos presents at Web Directions South.
- 3 October, Gijón, Spain: Browser panelBert Bos participates in a panel at Fundamentos Web 2007.
- 18 October, Darmstadt, Germany: Wege zum Semantischen WebKlaus Birkenbihl presents at 4. Kongress Semantic Web und Wissenstechnologien.
- 19 October, Orlando, FL, USA: Making the Future Web Accessible to People with DisabilitiesShawn Henry presents at "I Invent the Future" Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2007.
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