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Agenda Review & Announcements

Janina: After this item, we are going to talk to the AG tf.
... Is WCAG 3.0 formal yet?

Michael: It is possible.

Janina: Any news?

Michael: Back at work. 5 working days to CSUN.

<JF> https://doodle.com/poll/nacwpgxaeukfqzqi

John: The doodle poll is open until Fri. For CSUN breakfast.
... We are about 13 or 14 persons now.

Janina: Individual checks

WCAG 3.0 Mathematical Markup -- Open Discussion

Charles: George is in another call, cannot join.

Janina: Color contrast. Trying to get smarter for calculating color contrast. Spec must include calculations, and we need mathematics for that.
... How can we present the formula for color contrast in the spec in an accessible manner?
... Into the calculation go things like font weight, etc. Developers will just run a tool. But the spec needs to provide the mathematics for the tool builders.
... WCAG 3.0 will go in FPWG soon hopefully.

Charles: The math of calculating the color contrast has nothing to do with how to present the formula.

John: Next generation spec will have formulas as part of the normative text.
... What can we use? MathML? MathJax is the bridging solution today.

Jason: Suggestion: Use MathJax to include MathML in any HTML5 doc. In a few years - at the time of the final publication - browsers may support MathML.
... Question is not for the authors, but for how to store the doc.

John: MathJax is just providing a polyfill?

Jason: Basically yes.

John: Do we have any capability to bring in MathJax lib in the w3c publishing chain?

Janina: If we can include the script sourcing into the doc header, the wgs can decide how to use it.

Jason: You can host the JavaScript lib on your own server - no dependence.

Janina: That would be w3.org (own server)

Michael: We need to ask the web master about this.
... I suspect W3C would prefer to use MathML directly.
... We would need to get an exception for using MathJax.

Jason: You want the rendering on the client side.
... Polyfill happens on the client.
... MathJax also supports polyfilling on the server, but that would create an accessibility issue.

Charles: This hinges on browser support for MathML - natively.
... Then you don't need the JavaScripting anymore.
... Chromium is starting to render MathML. There was a demo last year. MathML refresh 4.0 is underway.
... They are adding support for accessibility, also reaching out to chemistry.

Janina: Summary: For the FPWG (maybe a month away), we need MathJax. We would prefer the source be in MathML - W3C spec.
... AT support is currently covered by the MathJax polyfill.
... When the spec goes to CR/PR, we may have native browser support for MathML - at least for Chromium.

Gottfried: At some point in the future, may we just remove the MathJax include?

Charles: yes, that is my understanding

Jason: yes. Progress also for Mozilla.

John: Weakest point is: Can we get MathJax integrated in the spec?
... Are we going to make it in 2025?

Janina: Sure (smile).
... Who is going to make this request for including MathJax?

Michael: Request for using it in TR?
... That would be my job to talk to the web master.
... I need a clear description of the proposal.
... For now, edit the spec assuming it will go ahead.
... Either we get an exception for the filtering rules, or the web master will propose a different solution.

Jason: If this path is not going forward, let's look at the MathML specs - what they are doing.
... MathML 3 is on TR.
... MathML 4 is on a Git rep - community group.

Janina: We could reuse their scripts?

Jason: Look at version 3 which is on the TR page.

Charles: MathML 4 is driven by a community group right now. Not clear whether the TR will be developed by the exiting wg or a new wg.
... MathML 3.0.1 was published last week, fixing a bug.
... MathML that is put on to the page, must be done right.
... We have seen incorrect MathML syntax in epub documents.

Janina: We are talking months here. The exception is going to be necessary for this spec.

Michael: MathML 3 uses a combination of images and MathML rendering.
... Our approach will be forward-compatible - no waste of time.

Charles: Willing to help.

Jason: Also willing to help testing.

Charles: Does any of our specs display things like chemistry?

Janina: Not that i know.
... We are trying to support authors in styling formulas, ensuring enough contrast etc.
... Content developers are going to run the tool.

Jason: Was the update on chemistry etc. related to this topic?

Janina: We haven't talked about this in APA for a while. But we can take it up as a topic.

MathML and Chemistry Markup Update

Jason: MathML wg is working on accessibility support. They intend to develop the MathML 4 spec.
... They also want to define the rules for rending MathML.
... The main issue for a11y lies in the semantic ambiguity for mathematical presentation in MathML.
... They develop a system in which optional markup can define meaning more precisely.
... The proposal under development would involve specific semantics to be included on MathML elements.
... There is a doc by Neal Soiffer that identifies ambiguities.
... MathML community group wishes to distinguish chemistry formulae from general mathematical expressions.
... The community group currently involves chemistry specialists to help for disambiguation.

<CharlesL> Chemistry expressions / symbols semantics document https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h-8k_bwQ1bO7gusb0O2DfcEs0DZUAo6QVGYZuVjWVB8/edit#gid=0

Charles: This doc has the chemistry symbols and ambiguities.
... Trying to reduce the number of elements that are possibly amibigious.
... People with chemistry knowledge are asked for input.

Jason: Trying to disambiguate by knowing the chemistry subfield or other context.

<CharlesL> Here is the Github repo for the mathml refresh https://github.com/mathml-refresh

Jason: WAI-ARIA is not being looked at because the problem is not a primarily a11y issue.

Janina: Great to see this is moving along.

Task Force Updates -- Upcoming Publications

Janina: We have a cfc from Friday for the pronunciation tf. Please respond.
... We are expecting more out of RQTF soon such as the new RAUR.

Michael: It is impossible for me to do another doc before CSUN.
... I suggest to wait until after CSUN.

Janina: Agree.

Joshue: Should be okay. We did a lot of work, and we are in a good place to publish RAUR after CSUN.

New Charters Review https://github.com/w3c/strategy/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Horizontal+review+requested%22

Michael: Wait a second....

<MichaelC> https://www.w3.org/TR/xaur/

new on TR http://www.w3.org/TR/tr-status-drafts.html

Actions Checkin (Specs) https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/track/products/8

action-2224?

<trackbot> action-2224 -- Gottfried Zimmermann to Review ttml profiles for internet media subtitles and captions 1.2 https://www.w3.org/tr/ttml-imsc1.2/ -- due 2019-12-11 -- OPEN

<trackbot> https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/track/actions/2224

Janina: We got proper consensus for action-2224.

<janina> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa-admin/2020Feb/0018.html

Janina: All text between <begin draft comment> and </draft-comment> can be sent to the TTML wg.
... I will post it.
... Any other action items?

John: On bullet-chatting - i gave a quick-and-dirty writeup.
... Watching a tv and streaming chat messages as an overlay over the video.
... Multiple pieces of text showing on the screen.
... Also display on a big wall at conferences.
... There are already doing this in multiple places.

<janina> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa/2020Feb/0014.html

John: It is a mess regarding a11y.

Janina: I think we have general consensus as John summarized it.
... I will bring this into coordination group.

John: Can i close the action item?

Janina: yes
... Meeting adjourned

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