IRC log of svg-a11y on 2016-08-16

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Meeting: SVG A11y TF
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chair: Fred
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present+ LJWatson
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present+ Fred
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present+ Brian
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Regrets: Rich, Chaals
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agenda+ Round table
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zakim, clear agenda
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agenda cleared
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agenda+ Round table
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agenda+ News from SVG
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agenda+ News from ARIA
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agenda+ Publication status
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FE: Nothing to report.
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zakim, close item 1
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I see a speaker queue remaining and respectfully decline to close this agendum, LJWatson
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I see fesch on the speaker queue
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ack me
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ack Fe
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zakim, take up item 2
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agendum 2. "News from SVG" taken up [from LJWatson]
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BM: No news from SVG.
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zakim, close item 2
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agendum 2, News from SVG, closed
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I see 3 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
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1. Round table [from LJWatson]
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agendum 3. "News from ARIA" taken up [from LJWatson]
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FE: Trying to test and close ARIA 1.1.
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... Don't think there is anything relevant to SVG specifically.
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zakim, close item 3
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agendum 3, News from ARIA, closed
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I see 2 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
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1. Round table [from LJWatson]
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zakim, take up item 4
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agendum 4. "Publication status" taken up [from LJWatson]
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FE: We'll release heartbeats when we get Michael's time.
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... Think it will be after the dPub specs go out.
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TOPIC: Testing
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FE: Talked with Shane about automated testing for ARIA 11.
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... We'll use the same format of testable statements that we have in SVG, then run a diff between it and ARIA 1.1
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... We'll convert them with a Perl script into the format needed for the Web Driver test suites.
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... We need to go through our wiki and make sure that the tests there are still current and valid, and also complete.
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... Think Amelia was going to review this, but we should all do this.
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... We need to check things relating to <use> and shadow DOM with care.
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... but perhaps we could get volunteers to look at different sections.
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LW: Should we try to divide it up now?
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FE: Let's try it now, yes.
18:15:29 [fesch]
https://www.w3.org/wiki/SVG_Accessibility/Testing/Test_Assertions_with_Tables
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https://www.w3.org/wiki/SVG_Accessibility/Testing/Test_Assertions/Language_Tables
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FE: Test info for language/multilingual is linked from the above URL.
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LW: So there are 8 groups of tests?
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FE: Multilingual is further broken up, so there are 7 groups initially.
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LW: When do we need to get this done?
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FE: No timetable, but sooner the better.
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LW: It's the AB meeting next week so Chaals and i will be regrets next Wednesday.
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FE: Two weeks?
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LW: WFM.
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BM: I can look at the bottom three groups (role="presentation", role="none", and not in a11y tree), by next week.
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LW: I'll take the acc name tests.
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ACTION: Brain to review role="presentation", role="non", and non-a11y tree tests due 2016-08-23
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Error finding 'Brain'. You can review and register nicknames at <http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/svg-a11y-tf/track/users>.
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ACTION: Brian to review role="presentation", role="non", and non-a11y tree tests due 2016-08-23
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Created ACTION-2028 - Review role="presentation", role="non", and non-a11y tree tests due 2016-08-23 [on Brian McNeily - due 2016-08-23].
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ACTION: LJWatson to review tests for acc name due 2016-08-30
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ACTION: Leonie to review tests for acc name due 2016-08-30
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Created ACTION-2029 - Review tests for acc name due 2016-08-30 [on Léonie Watson - due 2016-08-23].
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FE: May need acc name tests for the <use> element.
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ACTION: Fred to review acc description and role tests due 2016-08-23
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Created ACTION-2030 - Review acc description and role tests due 2016-08-23 [on Fred Esch - due 2016-08-23].
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FE: If someone creates a new test it needs to use the same syntax as the other tests already in the wiki.
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... Comments start with //
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... Used to identify what's in the testable statement - in human readable form.
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... By tradition the element being tested has id="test"
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... testable statements are typically if x then y.
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... The results table includes the different APIs, plus notes (for Joannie's use only).
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... She uses the notes column for webkit tests only.
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present+ Amelia
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zakim, close item 1
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agendum 1, Round table, closed
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I see 1 item remaining on the agenda:
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4. Publication status [from LJWatson]
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ABR: Makes sense to focus on tests other than the anguage ones, because those features are at risk in SVG.
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s/anguage/language/
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q?
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zakim, close item 4
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agendum 4, Publication status, closed
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TOPIC: Amelia's changes
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https://github.com/w3c/aria/pull/423
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ABR: We've discussed the changes in this commit.
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... Would like to be sure it meets expectations though.
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... Most changes relate to <use> and the shadow tree.
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... Have been specific about referring to "use element shadow tree", as opposed to generic "dhadow tree".
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FE: Noted one instance where the generic version is still used.
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ABR: Which doc?
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... Make sure you're looking at the final changes.
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FE: Ah. Ok.
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ABR: Reference the normative definitions for shadow tree, shadow dom etc.
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FE: Isn't there a problem with referencing the Shadow DOM spec?
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ABR: That's why I referenced the DOM WHATWG spec.
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ABR: Have added more tests.
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... for whether something is a link.
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FE: As in has anhref?
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ABR: Yes pretty much.
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... Final change is the section on animations.
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... Had an editors note to update SVG2 for the state and property attribs.
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... Have cleaned up our spec to match.
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q?
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FE: Are we ok to accept these changes?
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+1
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+1
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FE: Everyone seems happy.
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RESOLUTION: To accept Amelia's changes and merge #423 into master.
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FE: Does the way <use> is used affect name computation?
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ABR: Yes - now it's treated as a container. Same for symbol.
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... Will need some more tests for when <use> is an accessible object etc.
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FE: Same for description?
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ABR: Yes.
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topic: Graphics text role
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ABR: The text role was added to ARIA 1.1.
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... Mainly used for things like icons or emojis, where having it announced as a graphic wasn't deemed necessary.
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... SVG text converted to paths is another example.
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... It was controversial on the ARIA side.
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... People were concerned that role=2text" would be added inappropriately and the graphic info/structure would be lost.
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... Also that an aria-label could override the actual text content.
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... Also announcing the role as "text" would be disconcerting for screen reader users.
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... After a lot of debate it has been removed from 1.1.
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... Webkit already has support for it though, so it hascontinued to cause controversy.
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... Think this role makes sense in a graphical setting.
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... Where getting the right font/presentation is important for example.
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LW: I am not keen on this role.
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... Losing the knowledge that something is an image is of concern.
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ABR: ATs could have different options perhaps - so in some cases the role/graphic would be announced.
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BM: Think announcing the text role would be of concern.
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... Otherwise think I see benefits and concerns.
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FE: You could label the text content perhaps?
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ABR: Currently you'd have aria-label (or <title>), but it would be announced as the acc name for the group/container.
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LW: What is the use case?
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FE: Something like an emoji like "black heart" for example
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ABR: The existing solution is to use <span role="img" aria-label="love">emoji</span.
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LW: So do we have evidence that this is a problem for users?
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ABR: Don't think so for that particular use case.
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LW: Worried this might be a solution in search of a problem.
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ABR: For SVG with text it might be cnfusing for an image of a word, as opposed to an image of the thing the word describes.
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... Having a way to distinguish betwen the two might be helpful.
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FW: Or on a map a river might have squiggles.
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... To label it you'd put a group around it and label it with role="text2.
18:58:34 [LJWatson]
... When things are broken into separate random bits it might be helpful.
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ABR: Just wanted to throw this out there for thought.
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... the discussion will continue in ARIA space.
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FE: for SVG the concept of a label means something in structural graphics.
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... Text I'm not sure has so much semantic meaning.
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... give peole the option to choose text or label, think we'll have lost something.
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ABR: That's a bigger worry for me.
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... Labels are different to alt texts.
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... In ARIA the two are often confused.
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LW: ARIA tumps everythng in the acc name computation.
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LW: We're also over the hour.
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FE: Ok. Time to leave it here for today.
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