Re: Revert Request

Hi Laura,

I don't quite understand why that change is a problem. It expresses
something that is already codified in ARIA and thus just brings it in
line with another W3C spec. Also, it has no direct relationship to the
longdesc issue, it just rectifies the use of aria-describedby with
hidden text. longdesc has a very different purpose to
aria-describedby.

Therefore, I don't see how this circumvented a WG process.

Regards,
Silvia.


On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Laura Carlson
<laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Sam, Paul, and Maciej,
>
> As you know the editor made changes to the hidden section [1]. This
> biases an open issue [2] as it directly implements a material change
> from a change proposal [3]. The Chairs specifically asked for
> justification for this change in their change proposal review [4]. If
> the proposal lacks justification, then the spec lacks justification.
>
> I request that working group process not be bypassed and circumvented
> and that the change be reverted until such time as the issue is fairly
> heard and openly decided.
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
> Best Regards,
> Laura
>
> [1] http://html5.org/r/6895
> [2] http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/30
> [3] http://tinyurl.com/82rf7vq
> [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Dec/0182.html
>
> --
> Laura L. Carlson
>

Received on Thursday, 26 January 2012 13:26:42 UTC