IRC log of wai-wcag on 2008-04-04

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meeting: WCAG planning
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present: Loretta_Guarino_Reid, Michael_Cooper, Shadi_Abou-Zahra, Christophe_Strobbe
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regrets: Gregg_Vanderheiden, Carlos_Valasquez
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scribe: MichaelC
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present- Carlos_Valasquez
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+Ben
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present+ Carlos_Valasco
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present+ Ben_Caldwell
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saz: EC funded BenToWeb to work on benchmarking tools
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they have been working with us on test samples
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-> Status update from Christophe http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2008JanMar/0046.html
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http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/
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http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/process
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-> Repository of tests http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/
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-> TSDTF process http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/process
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spent time developing tests following these procedures
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http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/usingTCDL
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Also worked on metadata for tests
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e.g., whether the test a passing or failing condition etc.
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-> Test Samples Metadata http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/usingTCDL
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http://www.w3.org/2006/tsdtf/TestSampleStatusList
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-> Wiki repository of test samples http://www.w3.org/2006/tsdtf/TestSampleStatusList
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have explored other options for the test harness
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also looked at Mobile Web test harnes
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s/harnes/harness
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One issue has been that since WCAG was changing, hard to keep up
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We have a repository of unreviewed test samples
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and WCAG seems to be stabalizing
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Do we want to keep structure of task force or look at other options for doing this work?
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Note BenToWeb project has ended, so reduced participation from that area
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Also, since BenToWeb people submitted tests, didn't think appropriate for them to review them
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cs: There are ~200 test samples, mostly mapped to May 2007 WD
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and some mapped to April 2006 WD
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There are also ~400 waiting to be uploaded
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also mapped to May 2007 WD
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so total of 609 in various states
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bc: relationship of those test samples to the techniques?
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cs: there is a mapping from test case to techniques
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don't have test cases for all techniques
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239 test cases don't map to any techniques
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some of these were created before techniques were created
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many of them of failure techniques
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lgr: these test cases may be what we need for Accessibility Support evidence
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-> Message about SC without failure techniques http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-ert-tsdtf/2007Dec/0019.html
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bc: might be able to use test cases as well as other things for the data gathering
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mc: test cases that state they should pass can be run through UAs to see if they do in fact
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cs: more than half of the test cases are for failure conditions
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don't know about relationship to accessibility support - some of this was developed when we had the baseline concept
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lgr: this might be only a starting point, then, but a huge start
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we're still trying to figure out to gather, record, and report on data about accessibility support
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http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/usingTCDL
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-Ben
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+??P21
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zakim, ??P21 is Ben
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+Ben; got it
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saz: there's a lot of metadata availalbe to help
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lgr: need info about combinations of browsers and AT
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wouldn't necessarily capture with test file, but would be part of overall db
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cs: metadata has section for technologies used in test sample
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even specific features
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lgr: very helpful
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mc: so we've got a lot of resources
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still more to add
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and need to review/approve it all
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can use for accessibility support evidnece
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lgr: need to get them in W3C space
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and worry about persistence of resource
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saz: can post easily
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but what do we do with it from there
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would like a harness that's easier than a wiki
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that's a short-term project
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validating the test samples would be an ongoing project
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especially since we want people to submit test cases
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cs: (noted earlier most of the test cases are in English)
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lgr: would like test cases in other languages
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cs: some of the unsubmitted test cases still under review for certain structural things
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mc: ask about level of particpation in TSDTF given BenToWeb closed
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saz: now have only 3 regular contributors
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http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2006/tests/tests-tf
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-> TSDTF Work Statement http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2006/tests/tests-tf
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Carlos Iglesias, Christophe Strobbe, Tim Boland are the main contributors
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Carlos Velasco, Shadi Abou-Zahra, Michael Cooper are peripheral contributors
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We're hoping as WCAG stabailizes that some WCAG resources can come into this work
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mc: Is it better to get people from WCAG WG into TF, or move TF into WCAG WG?
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saz: would be ok to dissolve TF and move to WCAG WG
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but also ok to work separately
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lgr: This is a big chunk, and there are other big chunks
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so the WG will be busy
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What is procedure if WG reviews test cases and rejects some?
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http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/process
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saz: The review process is spelled out in the process document
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though it doesn't prescribe what WCAG WG would do
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substantial fixes would mean test case sent back to submitter, asked to edit and resubmit
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lgr: who are the submitters?
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saz: BenToWeb tests submitted in bulk, but also anticipate individual submissions in the future
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The BenToWeb tests all go to an email address, there will be someone at the other end
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mc: Exploring structure - TSDTF working separately has allowed focus, but low on radar of WCAG WG; within WCAG WG would be higher radar but harder to organize priorities
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bc: always a resource issue
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lgr: there has been some exploration of resources but unsure of tieline
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mc: would review of tests be doable during CR phase?
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lgr: hopefully; issues about availability of WG members to work on this
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saz: Joint with ERTWG means we have a different skillset available
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structural reviews can be done outside WCAG WG, just need a content review
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bc: ways to tie test samples to existing techniques?
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saz: would be useful to share example code etc.
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mc: should be able to automate references from techniques to applicable tests
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bc: issues around tests in various places that aren't clearly tied to techniques
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also there are tests that were published but not approved by WG, but URI persistence an issue
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cs: task force following a rule that every test sample must map to a technique
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-> Mapping to techniques and failures http://canada.esat.kuleuven.be/bentoweb/tsdtf/xhtml/index.html
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bc: concern about unapproved tests
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mc: TSDTF requires WCAG WG approval
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lgr: need a plan for WCAG review
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saz: need to get through the structural review stages as well
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working within WCAG WG would simplify procedure by a step
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staying in Task Force, we need to collect resources
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lgr: we need to do something about accessibility supported, undrafted sufficient techniques, reviewing implementations, respoinding to comments on implementations
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these are competing priorities
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what happens after WG approval?
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saz: we're not even really that far yet
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mc: Let's check in in two weeks
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MC and SAZ to float things around meanwhile
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Continue this discusison in the 25 April meeting (regrets: LGR)
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-Cooper
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-Lgr
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WAI_WCAG(plan)11:00AM has ended
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Attendees were Cooper, Lgr, Shadi, Christophe_Strobbe, Ben
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