ISSUE-59

normative-language-reference

Should the HTML WG produce a separate document that is a normative language reference and if so what are the requirements

State:

OPEN

Product:

HTML 5 spec

Raised by:

Shawn Medero

Opened on:

2008-10-23

Description:

In the joint meeting with the HTML WG and TAG it was discussed that HTML producers need a clean language specification.

Meeting transcript from #html-wg: http://www.w3.org/2008/10/23-html-wg-minutes.html

Work has been done in this area within the HTML WG and two examples were offered up as possible solutions:

* The Web Developer's Guide to HTML 5 W3C, Editor - Lachlan Hunt
  http://dev.w3.org/html5/html-author/
* HTML 5 - A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML - 8.1 Writing HTML documents, Editor - Ian Hickson
  http://www.w3.org/html/wg/html5/#writing-html-documents

Related Actions Items:

• ACTION-77 on Michael(tm) Smith to Lead HTML WG to response to TAG discussion and report back to TAG - due 2009-02-19, closed
• ACTION-116 on Michael(tm) Smith to Coordinate review of current H:TML draft - due 2009-05-28, closed
• ACTION-109 on Michael(tm) Smith to hand out work to reviewers of H:TML - due 2009-07-23, closed
• ACTION-110 on Michael(tm) Smith to Add note to H:TML draft about what's currently missing and planned to be added - due 2009-07-23, closed

Related emails:

1. minutes for 2009-09-17 telcon (from mike@w3.org on 2009-09-20)
2. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-09-17 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-09-16)
3. Re: Spec with issue markers [was: Re: HTML5-warnings - request to publish as next heartbeat WD] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-18)
4. Re: Spec with issue markers [was: Re: HTML5-warnings - request to publish as next heartbeat WD] (from jgraham@opera.com on 2009-08-18)
5. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-07-23 (from singer@apple.com on 2009-07-22)
6. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-07-23 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-07-22)
7. minutes HTML weekly 9 July for review (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-07-09)
8. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-06-22)
9. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-06-15)
10. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-06-01)
11. minutes: HTML WG Weekly 21 May 2009 [draft] (from annevk@opera.com on 2009-05-21)
12. minutes: HTML WG Weekly 21 May 2009 [draft] (from annevk@opera.com on 2009-05-21)
13. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-05-11)
14. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-04-27)
15. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-04-23 (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2009-04-24)
16. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-04-23 (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2009-04-24)
17. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-04-21)
18. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-04-15)
19. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-03-31)
20. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-03-24)
21. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-03-16)
22. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-03-12 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-03-11)
23. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-03-12 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-03-11)
24. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-03-09)
25. HTML WG telcon 2009-03-05 *cancelled* (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-03-04)
26. HTML WG telcon 2009-03-05 *cancelled* (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-03-04)
27. H:TML Status section updated [was: Moving forward on deciding] (from mike@w3.org on 2009-02-27)
28. minutes: HTML WG Weekly 26 Feb 2009 (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-02-26)
29. minutes: HTML WG Weekly 26 Feb 2009 (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-02-26)
30. Re: Input on the agenda (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-02-23)
31. Input on the agenda (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-02-23)
32. minutes: HTML WG telecon 2009-02-19 [draft] (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2009-02-19)
33. minutes HTML WG Weekly 29 Jan (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-02-02)
34. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-01-29)
35. Re: ACTION-95, ISSUE-65: Plan to publish a new WD of HTML-5 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-01-27)
36. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-01-27)
37. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from mike@w3.org on 2009-01-27)
38. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-01-26)
39. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-01-26)
40. RE: ACTION-95, ISSUE-65: Plan to publish a new WD of HTML-5 (from masinter@adobe.com on 2009-01-23)
41. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2009-01-23)
42. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from faulkner.steve@gmail.com on 2009-01-23)
43. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from dbaron@dbaron.org on 2009-01-23)
44. RE: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from masinter@adobe.com on 2009-01-23)
45. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from chaa006@gmail.com on 2009-01-23)
46. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from P.Taylor@Rhul.Ac.Uk on 2009-01-23)
47. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from robin@berjon.com on 2009-01-23)
48. minutes: HTML WG weekly telcon 22 Jan 2009 (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-01-23)
49. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au on 2009-01-23)
50. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from hsivonen@iki.fi on 2009-01-23)
51. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-01-23)
52. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from jgraham@opera.com on 2009-01-23)
53. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from karl@la-grange.net on 2009-01-23)
54. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from jgraham@opera.com on 2009-01-23)
55. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-01-23)
56. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from faulkner.steve@gmail.com on 2009-01-23)
57. Re: ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-01-23)
58. ISSUE-59: normative-language-reference FPWD (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-01-23)
59. {minutes} HTML WG telcon 2008-11-13 - markup-spec discussion (from mike@w3.org on 2008-11-14)
60. ISSUE-59 (normative-language-reference): Should the HTML WG produce a separate document that is a normative language reference and if so what are the requirements [HTML 5 spec] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2008-10-23)

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