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XHTML2 WG Weekly Teleconference

Minutes of 30 April 2008

Agenda
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2008Apr/0080.html
Seen
Alessio Cartocci, Gregory Rosmaita, Mark Birbeck, Roland Merrick, Steven Pemberton, Toshihiko Yamakami, Unknown yamx
Regrets
Steven Pemberton
Chair
Roland Merrick
Scribe
Gregory Rosmaita
IRC Log
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Resolutions

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13:34:29 <RRSAgent> logging to http://www.w3.org/2008/04/30-xhtml-irc

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13:36:17 <RolandMerrick> RolandMerrick has changed the topic to: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2008Apr/0080.html

Roland Merrick: RolandMerrick has changed the topic to: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2008Apr/0080.html

13:37:33 <Roland> Zakim, this will be XHTML2

Roland Merrick: Zakim, this will be XHTML2

13:37:33 <Zakim> ok, Roland; I see IA_XHTML2()9:45AM scheduled to start in 8 minutes

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13:38:10 <Roland> Meeting: XHTML2 WG Weekly Teleconference
13:38:28 <Roland> Chair: Roland
13:38:42 <Roland> Agenda: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2008Apr/0080.html
13:39:15 <Roland> rrsagent, make minutes

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13:39:15 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2008/04/30-xhtml-minutes.html Roland

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13:39:27 <Roland> rrsagent, make log public

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13:39:42 <Roland> Regrets: Steven
13:41:50 <Zakim> IA_XHTML2()9:45AM has now started

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13:41:56 <Zakim> +Roland

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13:44:32 <Zakim> +Gregory_Rosmaita

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13:45:06 <markbirbeck> zakim, code?

Mark Birbeck: zakim, code?

13:45:06 <Zakim> the conference code is 94865 (tel:+1.617.761.6200 tel:+33.4.89.06.34.99 tel:+44.117.370.6152), markbirbeck

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13:46:01 <oedipus> Scribe: Gregory_Rosmaita

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13:46:05 <oedipus> ScribeNick: oedipus
13:47:00 <oedipus> regrets+ Steven_Pemberton

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13:47:10 <Zakim> +??P9

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13:47:18 <Zakim> +??P10

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13:47:22 <yamx> zakim, ??P9 is yamx

Scribe problem: the name 'yamx' does not match any of the 22 active names. Either change the name used, or request the list of names be altered.Active names: Alessio Cartocci Alexander Graf Christina Bottomley Elias Torres Gerrie Shults Gregory Rosmaita John Kugelman Luca Mascaro Mark Birbeck Masataka Yakura Michael Rawling Richard Schwerdtfeger Roland Merrick Sebastian Schnitzenbaumer Shane McCarron Steven Pemberton Susan Borgrink Tina Holmboe Toshihiko Yamakami Zakim IRC Bot Trackbot IRC Bot RRSAgent IRC Bot

Scribe problem: the name 'yamx' does not match any of the 22 active names. Either change the name used, or request the list of names be altered.Active names: Alessio Cartocci Alexander Graf Christina Bottomley Elias Torres Gerrie Shults Gregory Rosmaita John Kugelman Luca Mascaro Mark Birbeck Masataka Yakura Michael Rawling Richard Schwerdtfeger Roland Merrick Sebastian Schnitzenbaumer Shane McCarron Steven Pemberton Susan Borgrink Tina Holmboe Toshihiko Yamakami Zakim IRC Bot Trackbot IRC Bot RRSAgent IRC Bot

Unknown yamx: zakim, ??P9 is yamx

13:47:22 <Zakim> +yamx; got it

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13:47:27 <markbirbeck> zakim, i am ??P10

Mark Birbeck: zakim, i am ??P10

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13:48:28 <Zakim> +??P11

Zakim IRC Bot: +??P11

13:49:30 <oedipus> zakim, Alesssio is ??P11

zakim, Alesssio is ??P11

13:49:30 <Zakim> sorry, oedipus, I do not recognize a party named 'Alesssio'

Zakim IRC Bot: sorry, oedipus, I do not recognize a party named 'Alesssio'

13:50:17 <oedipus> zakim, ??P11 is Alessio_Cartocci

zakim, ??P11 is Alessio_Cartocci

13:50:17 <Zakim> +Alessio_Cartocci; got it

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13:50:30 <oedipus> rrsagent, make minutes

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13:52:29 <oedipus> XML Base (Second Edition) - Steven not around to address

XML Base (Second Edition) - Steven not around to address

13:52:38 <oedipus> RM: face2face meeting -- any registrants?

Roland Merrick: face2face meeting -- any registrants?

13:52:45 <oedipus> RM: a lot of no answers so far

Roland Merrick: a lot of no answers so far

13:52:57 <oedipus> wiki : http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/xhtml2/wiki/2008-06-Minneapolis-FtF

wiki : http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/xhtml2/wiki/2008-06-Minneapolis-FtF

13:53:03 <oedipus> registration: http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/32107/xhtml2ftf200806/

Scribe problem: the name 'registration' does not match any of the 22 active names. Either change the name used, or request the list of names be altered.Active names: Alessio Cartocci Alexander Graf Christina Bottomley Elias Torres Gerrie Shults Gregory Rosmaita John Kugelman Luca Mascaro Mark Birbeck Masataka Yakura Michael Rawling Richard Schwerdtfeger Roland Merrick Sebastian Schnitzenbaumer Shane McCarron Steven Pemberton Susan Borgrink Tina Holmboe Toshihiko Yamakami Zakim IRC Bot Trackbot IRC Bot RRSAgent IRC Bot

Unknown registration: http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/32107/xhtml2ftf200806/

13:53:11 <oedipus> RM: poll those on phone

Roland Merrick: poll those on phone

13:53:16 <oedipus> Yam: no, don't think so

Toshihiko Yamakami: no, don't think so

13:53:29 <oedipus> GJR: probable conflict

Gregory Rosmaita: probable conflict

13:53:44 <oedipus> MB: still negotiating -- away most of may on business trips

Mark Birbeck: still negotiating -- away most of may on business trips

13:54:01 <oedipus> AC: don't think can attend, but interested in doing so remotely

Alessio Cartocci: don't think can attend, but interested in doing so remotely

13:54:05 <oedipus> TOPIC: CURIES

1. CURIES

13:54:43 <oedipus> RM: SP sent replies out to TAG; discovered earlier, unaddressed comment from TAG: talked with Shane about it, don't know where SM got to with thAt; same on Mime Types

Roland Merrick: SP sent replies out to TAG; discovered earlier, unaddressed comment from TAG: talked with Shane about it, don't know where SM got to with thAt; same on Mime Types

13:55:42 <oedipus> Yam: 2 Minor comments: distinguish XHTML Basic 1.0 and 1.1 - remove ambiguity; CSS file for the W3C TR is very old, improper use -- says updated 2006, but much older than that

Toshihiko Yamakami: 2 Minor comments: distinguish XHTML Basic 1.0 and 1.1 - remove ambiguity; CSS file for the W3C TR is very old, improper use -- says updated 2006, but much older than that

13:55:51 <oedipus> RM: send comments to list, please so on record

Roland Merrick: send comments to list, please so on record

13:56:09 <oedipus> RM: last time talked to StevenP, still no feedback from Steve Bratt on either document

Roland Merrick: last time talked to StevenP, still no feedback from Steve Bratt on either document

13:56:38 <oedipus> Yam; Basic 1.1 M12n - transition request pending, right?

Yam; Basic 1.1 M12n - transition request pending, right?

13:56:40 <oedipus> RM: correct

Roland Merrick: correct

13:56:41 <oedipus> TOPIC: Access Model

2. Access Module

13:56:52 <oedipus> s/Access Model/Access Module
13:57:20 <oedipus> GJR: request for activate="inspect" dropped

Gregory Rosmaita: request for activate="inspect" dropped

13:59:10 <oedipus> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2008Apr/0083.html

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2008Apr/0083.html

14:00:26 <oedipus> GJR: awaiting Jim Allan post to public-xhtml2 -- GJR will ping him today -- hopefully get to list today

Gregory Rosmaita: awaiting Jim Allan post to public-xhtml2 -- GJR will ping him today -- hopefully get to list today

14:00:43 <oedipus> RM: once get material, will review and can vote next week to go to Last Call

Roland Merrick: once get material, will review and can vote next week to go to Last Call

14:00:49 <oedipus> TOPIC: Role Module

3. Role Module

14:01:02 <oedipus> RM: comes out of second LC soon -- no comments thusfar

Roland Merrick: comes out of second LC soon -- no comments thusfar

14:01:10 <oedipus> TOPIC: RDFa Feedback

4. RDFa Feedback

14:01:31 <oedipus> MB: few comments on RDFa -- most of them resolved; nothing that affects things materially

Mark Birbeck: few comments on RDFa -- most of them resolved; nothing that affects things materially

14:02:20 <oedipus> TOPIC: RM Comments

5. RM Comments

14:02:47 <Roland> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2008Apr/0066.html

Roland Merrick: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xhtml2/2008Apr/0066.html

14:03:31 <oedipus> RM: comments on MimeType

Roland Merrick: comments on Mime draft

14:03:55 <oedipus> RM: Appendix A. Compatibility Guidelines comments:

Roland Merrick: Appendix A. Compatibility Guidelines comments:

14:04:06 <oedipus> s/MimeType/Mime draft
14:05:15 <oedipus> RM: looking for specificity; re: empty elements, helpful for authors to use this and not have to go off and find attributes that it effects; empty elements is a hsort list (included in email cited above) -- should list them in document

Roland Merrick: looking for specificity; re: empty elements, helpful for authors to use this and not have to go off and find attributes that it effects; empty elements is a hsort list (included in email cited above) -- should list them in document

14:05:41 <oedipus> RM: document ought to make it  as easy as possible for reader to create a new document, rather than leave it to them to discover rules

Roland Merrick: document ought to make it as easy as possible for reader to create a new document, rather than leave it to them to discover rules

14:05:47 <oedipus> RM: is that something people agree with?

Roland Merrick: is that something people agree with?

14:05:51 <oedipus> MB: yes

Mark Birbeck: yes

14:05:53 <oedipus> GJR: yes

Gregory Rosmaita: yes

14:06:03 <oedipus> Yam: yes

Toshihiko Yamakami: yes

14:06:37 <oedipus> RM: lang and xml:lang - says use xml:lang - does not say don't or should not use lang attribute; need to state use xml:lang and not lang

Roland Merrick: lang and xml:lang - says use xml:lang - does not say don't or should not use lang attribute; need to state use xml:lang and not lang

14:07:05 <oedipus> MB: given goal of this is to make it so html and xhtml interchangable, don't know if should be so strong on XML features

Mark Birbeck: given goal of this is to make it so html and xhtml interchangable, don't know if should be so strong on XML features

14:07:19 <oedipus> RM: agree good question -- encountered when drafting examples

Roland Merrick: agree good question -- encountered when drafting examples

14:07:51 <oedipus> GJR: have not been able to find AT that switches in response to xml:lang - still key off lang

Gregory Rosmaita: have not been able to find AT that switches in response to xml:lang - still key off lang

14:07:56 <oedipus> RM: good example

Roland Merrick: good example

14:08:39 <oedipus> MB: target renderer is XML renderer, not an HTML renderer; describe best practice for authors of XHTML document whose work will be served as HTML; should be stated other way around to get best results - use lang and xml:lang

Mark Birbeck: target renderer is XML renderer, not an HTML renderer; describe best practice for authors of XHTML document whose work will be served as HTML; should be stated other way around to get best results - use lang and xml:lang

14:09:12 <oedipus> RM: best answer i have is specify both -- should record which browsers and which versions support xml:lang -- shouldn't leave issue of use of other one dangling

Roland Merrick: best answer i have is specify both -- should record which browsers and which versions support xml:lang -- shouldn't leave issue of use of other one dangling

14:09:22 <oedipus> MB: do use xml:lang or use lang or specify both

Roland Merrick: do use xml:lang or use lang or specify both

14:09:37 <oedipus> s/MB: do use/RM: do use
14:10:22 <oedipus> MB: generic XML feature use that has been the model, but if HTML feature available, why not use it?  if we tell people to use XSL rather than CSS will have problem -- can't load boath stylesheets;

Mark Birbeck: generic XML feature use that has been the model, but if HTML feature available, why not use it? if we tell people to use XSL rather than CSS will have problem -- can't load boath stylesheets;

14:11:20 <oedipus> RM: aiming for those that work in browsers we are interested in -- likely will be HTML versions; finding a lot of HTML browsers do support XML features, but picked and chosen; develop sample documents to run against series of browsers, record results and report

Roland Merrick: aiming for those that work in browsers we are interested in -- likely will be HTML versions; finding a lot of HTML browsers do support XML features, but picked and chosen; develop sample documents to run against series of browsers, record results and report

14:11:53 <oedipus> MB: seems like a lot of work to gain very little; know UAs support HTML, so need to ensure that XHTML works

Mark Birbeck: seems like a lot of work to gain very little; know UAs support HTML, so need to ensure that XHTML works

14:12:23 <oedipus> RM: features that only work in XML/XHTML are the issue -- what about them?  HTML browsers recognize limited set of XML features need to document

Roland Merrick: features that only work in XML/XHTML are the issue -- what about them? HTML browsers recognize limited set of XML features need to document

14:12:38 <oedipus> MB: if make assertion, have to prove it; someone's got to do this work

Mark Birbeck: if make assertion, have to prove it; someone's got to do this work

14:12:48 <oedipus> RM: good practices or recommendation -- this is the way to do it

Roland Merrick: good practices or recommendation -- this is the way to do it

14:13:16 <oedipus> MB: if start recommending things that aren't really necessary, then making more work for all involved -- reduce work to do verification by scaling down requirements

Mark Birbeck: if start recommending things that aren't really necessary, then making more work for all involved -- reduce work to do verification by scaling down requirements

14:13:56 <oedipus> RM: don't want reader to infer -- do use lang, use xml:lang -- should say "do this, and don't do that"

Roland Merrick: don't want reader to infer -- do use lang, use xml:lang -- should say "do this, and don't do that"

14:14:20 <oedipus> MB: fragment identifiers -- same thing -- use id attribute, do not use name attribute

Mark Birbeck: fragment identifiers -- same thing -- use id attribute, do not use name attribute

14:14:52 <oedipus> RM: can't just say "do what HTML does" -- won't work with XHTML compact forms

Roland Merrick: can't just say "do what HTML does" -- won't work with XHTML compact forms

14:15:38 <oedipus> RM: don't make distinctions between 1.0 and 1.1 -- clarify what Basic means -- going back to yam's point

Roland Merrick: don't make distinctions between 1.0 and 1.1 -- clarify what Basic means -- going back to yam's point

14:15:50 <oedipus> RM: want document that is valid XHTML rendered by HTML

Roland Merrick: want document that is valid XHTML rendered by HTML

14:16:06 <oedipus> Yam: completely different in mobile -- some can support basic 1.0 and some basic 1.1

Toshihiko Yamakami: completely different in mobile -- some can support basic 1.0 and some basic 1.1

14:16:26 <oedipus> RM: like those to be XHTML Basic, rendered in a non-mobile UA that renders HTML

Roland Merrick: like those to be XHTML Basic, rendered in a non-mobile UA that renders HTML

14:17:05 <oedipus> Yam: more interested in how UA can inform its capabilities using HTTP protocol; like to make very clear how will profile be used to identify basic 1.0 or basic 1.1

Toshihiko Yamakami: more interested in how UA can inform its capabilities using HTTP protocol; like to make very clear how will profile be used to identify basic 1.0 or basic 1.1

14:17:37 <oedipus> Yam: such notificiation is VERY important in mobile devices

Toshihiko Yamakami: such notificiation is VERY important in mobile devices

14:17:58 <oedipus> RM: SM says Mime document follows these rules -- implements what says you should do

Roland Merrick: SM says Mime document follows these rules -- implements what says you should do

14:18:29 <oedipus> RM: additional comments, please send to list and we will work through them;

Roland Merrick: additional comments, please send to list and we will work through them;

14:18:36 <oedipus> RM: other items for discussion?

Roland Merrick: other items for discussion?

14:19:01 <oedipus> Yam; send mime type comment to xhtml mailing list

Yam; send mime type comment to xhtml mailing list

14:19:42 <oedipus> s/Yam: send/Yam: will send

s/Yam: send/Yam: will send (warning: replacement failed)

14:19:46 <oedipus> RM: adjourn

Roland Merrick: adjourn

14:19:54 <Zakim> -Roland

Zakim IRC Bot: -Roland

14:19:56 <Zakim> -markbirbeck

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14:19:59 <Zakim> -Alessio_Cartocci

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14:20:00 <Zakim> -yamx

Scribe problem: the name 'yamx' does not match any of the 22 active names. Either change the name used, or request the list of names be altered.Active names: Alessio Cartocci Alexander Graf Christina Bottomley Elias Torres Gerrie Shults Gregory Rosmaita John Kugelman Luca Mascaro Mark Birbeck Masataka Yakura Michael Rawling Richard Schwerdtfeger Roland Merrick Sebastian Schnitzenbaumer Shane McCarron Steven Pemberton Susan Borgrink Tina Holmboe Toshihiko Yamakami Zakim IRC Bot Trackbot IRC Bot RRSAgent IRC Bot

Zakim IRC Bot: -yamx

14:20:10 <oedipus> rrsagent, make minutes

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14:20:10 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2008/04/30-xhtml-minutes.html oedipus

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14:20:14 <oedipus> zakim, bye

zakim, bye

14:20:14 <Zakim> leaving.  As of this point the attendees were Roland, Gregory_Rosmaita, yamx, markbirbeck, Alessio_Cartocci

Zakim IRC Bot: leaving. As of this point the attendees were Roland, Gregory_Rosmaita, yamx, markbirbeck, Alessio_Cartocci

14:20:19 <oedipus> rrsagent, make minutes

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14:20:51 <oedipus> regrets+ Tina

regrets+ Tina

14:20:53 <oedipus> rrsagent, make minutes

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14:20:53 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2008/04/30-xhtml-minutes.html oedipus

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14:21:42 <oedipus> rrsagent, please part

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14:21:42 <RRSAgent> I see no action items

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