IRC log of pbgsc on 2021-05-14

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Meeting: Publishing Steering Committee
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agenda: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-publishing-sc/2021May/0018.html
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agenda+ Community Video Project
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agenda+ ISO JTC 1 SC 34 / JWG 7
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agenda: Around the Table
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agenda+ AOB
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agendum 3 = Around the Table
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agenda+ AOB
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present+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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chair: Tzviya
15:01:44 [Bill_Kasdorf]
great to hear your voice, Avneesh!!!!
15:02:03 [Ralph]
zakim, who's on the call?
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Present: George, Daihei, avneeshsingh, tzviya, wendyreid, Ralph, Bill_Kasdorf
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present+ Ivan, Dave
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present+ Liisa
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-> https://www.w3.org/2021/04/09-pbgsc-minutes previous 9 April
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present+ Mateus
15:03:20 [liisamk]
present+
15:03:53 [Ralph]
zakim, next item
15:03:53 [Zakim]
agendum 1 -- Community Video Project -- taken up [from Ralph]
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jx5VvkMTQ4EL0Xfb3pDMDUiccq79mmIPHetSRfbziFM/edit?usp=sharing
15:04:10 [mateus]
present+
15:04:29 [Ralph]
Tzviya: ^^ proposal sheet; the idea is to do short videos
15:04:37 [Ralph]
... we opened that sheet to the public
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present+ Garth
15:04:59 [Ralph]
... we only got one suggestion from the community, on encryption
15:05:09 [Ralph]
... I'm not sure what that is intended to mean
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... it was added anonymously
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q+
15:05:28 [liisamk_]
q+
15:05:30 [Ralph]
... if it's about DRM, it's probably out of scope for talking about what W3C is working on
15:05:40 [tzviya]
ack dauwhe
15:05:44 [Ralph]
... if it's about LCP, it's also probably out of scope for what we're working on
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Dave: it's been a common request for years: people want a way to share EPUBs with some assurance that it will only be readable by the intended receiver
15:06:10 [Ralph]
... e.g pre-publications
15:06:22 [tzviya]
ack liisamk_
15:06:26 [Ralph]
... there's no way to do it in EPUB itself; it has to be done at the RS level
15:06:40 [Ralph]
Liisa: we're planning another BG conference day for June 22
15:07:00 [Ralph]
... we've invited Laurent for EDRlab to give an update on LCP
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... and the status of Thorium
15:07:27 [Ralph]
... we want to social a bit the idea of referring to Thorium more in this conference day
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s/social/socialize
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Tzviya: we're thinking of ~5 minute videos
15:08:12 [tzviya]
scribe+
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Ralph: All of those who attended the AC meetings have seen the videos.
15:08:58 [tzviya]
...Videos are pre-recorded. I have recommendations. Speaker sends the video, and I can clean up a bit.
15:09:12 [tzviya]
...I send them out to get captions, which are proofread
15:09:32 [tzviya]
...I prefer that the speaker proofs in their own language
15:09:48 [tzviya]
...We have a tool that converts that into Transcript.
15:09:59 [tzviya]
...We publish that on the Website.
15:10:13 [tzviya]
...We prefer slides in HTML, using one of a few tools.
15:10:42 [tzviya]
...If a presenter can't do that, we can work with PDF.
15:10:53 [George]
q+
15:11:58 [tzviya]
...It is woth brainstorming about who gives great presentations that the Publishing COmmunity might want to hear.
15:12:06 [tzviya]
q+ to suggest AGWG
15:12:14 [Bill_Kasdorf]
q+
15:12:20 [tzviya]
ack ge
15:12:28 [Ralph]
George: what is the tool for HTML slides?
15:12:34 [avneeshsingh]
q+
15:13:50 [Ralph]
Ralph: "shower"
15:13:53 [ivan]
-> Reveal slide tools https://revealjs.com/
15:13:58 [tzviya]
ack tz
15:13:58 [Zakim]
tzviya, you wanted to suggest AGWG
15:14:28 [tzviya]
ack Bill_Kasdorf
15:14:34 [Ralph]
Tzviya: on who in the community might speak on topics of interest to the wider community, Jeanne Spellman comes to mind
15:14:37 [mateus]
+1 to Jeanne
15:14:46 [wendyreid]
+1 to Jeanne
15:14:51 [Ralph]
Bill: are we thinking to publish these at the same time and announce them at once or roll them out over time?
15:15:04 [Ralph]
... what are we thinking for the initial rollout?
15:15:23 [Ralph]
Tzivya: I was thinking we'd announce a bunch at one time, a week or two before a virtual f2f
15:15:38 [tzviya]
ack avneeshsingh
15:15:41 [Ralph]
... I find it annoying to release things over time
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Avneesh: some more topics:
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... EU Accessibility
15:15:55 [ivan]
-> Shower presentation slide tool https://github.com/shower/shower
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... Accessibilty Metadata
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... Alignment of EPUB A11y with WCAG 2.2 and WCAG 3.0
15:16:45 [tzviya]
regrets+ cristina
15:17:17 [Ralph]
... is it better than I provide a high-level overview of these topics and then Cristina give a detailed presentation on the EU A11y Act and someone else give a presentation on a11y metadata?
15:17:33 [Ralph]
Tzviya: it might be better to combine into one slightly longer presentation
15:17:37 [Ralph]
Avneesh: like a panel?
15:18:01 [Ralph]
Liisa: a high-level overview with a business focus and 1 or 2 with more technical depth would be useful
15:18:07 [Ralph]
... the high-level piece needs to get out there
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... for senior management to be aware
15:18:37 [Ralph]
... they don't care about metadata semantics or WCAG 2 vs 3, but they do need to know that this is a legal requirement that is coming
15:18:49 [Ralph]
Avneesh: there's also a possible presentation on testing
15:18:59 [dauwhe]
q+
15:19:06 [tzviya]
ack dauwhe
15:19:09 [Ralph]
... would a presentation on migration to HTML be of interest to see what public feedback we might get?
15:19:17 [Ralph]
Dave: great idea
15:19:26 [Ralph]
... I'm not sure who would want to watch a video on testing
15:20:01 [Ralph]
... I think trying to deal with some of the big issues and expressing the fact that there are complicated tradeoffs and not an obvious path forward
15:20:03 [tzviya]
ack Ralph
15:20:03 [Zakim]
Ralph, you wanted to comment on testing
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Tzviya: please add your idea to the sheet
15:21:14 [ivan]
+1 to ralph
15:21:22 [liisamk__]
+1 to ralph
15:21:22 [ivan]
q+
15:21:27 [Bill_Kasdorf]
+1 to Ralph
15:21:49 [tzviya]
ack ivan
15:22:13 [Ralph]
Ralph: a presentation on what the WG is doing to make the spec clear on conformance and to develop tests is valuable, doesn't need to be long or in-depth
15:22:30 [Ralph]
Ivan: and the work to reorganize the EPUB spec to be easier to use
15:22:35 [avneeshsingh]
+1 Ivan
15:22:57 [Ralph]
... even the editors' draft is much more readable now than the EPUB 3.1 or 3.2 specs
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Dave: I'll think more about what would be a good things to try
15:23:45 [Ralph]
Tzviya: what topics are important for the Japanese audience? what are we missing?
15:23:54 [ivan]
q+
15:23:56 [liisamk__]
q+
15:24:06 [Ralph]
Daihei: thinking about it; at the last PBG Asia/Japan/NA meeting there were more than 10 attendees from Japan
15:24:30 [Ralph]
... the Japanese interest has expanded into a11y, applied especially to digital video and digital library environments
15:24:38 [Ralph]
... and applications of fixed layout to various situations
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... and the ability to read other formats, including PDF
15:25:16 [Ralph]
s/PDF/PDF and a series of JPEGs
15:25:46 [Ralph]
... I'm thinking about various ideas and would like to come back next week in email on the topics that are typical of the Japanese market that we should talk about
15:25:56 [Ralph]
... so people understand the Japanese digital video situation
15:26:11 [Ralph]
Tzviya: should we have any of these recorded in Japanese?
15:26:18 [Ralph]
Daihei: it depends on the speakers
15:26:38 [Ralph]
... if captions in Japanese can be provided, that would be really helpful
15:26:42 [tzviya]
ack ivan
15:27:00 [Ralph]
Ivan: I would love to hear an overview of what you can do with FXL
15:27:18 [Ralph]
... for many authors FXL is still magic and they don't know what it can do and how to do it
15:27:33 [Ralph]
... a presentation on what can be done and how would be useful
15:27:41 [tzviya]
ack liisamk__
15:27:47 [Ralph]
... find someone who can do a really good video on that; that would attract people
15:27:59 [wendyreid]
q+
15:28:03 [Ralph]
Liisa: something on a11y for FXL would be helpful; that's come up as a concern in our meetings
15:28:10 [Ralph]
... from what I hear the WG is getting there
15:28:16 [Daihei]
q+
15:28:27 [Ralph]
... I can do something about FXL with pop-ups for kids, a11y, and when not to use FXL
15:28:35 [Ralph]
<ralph> Liisa++
15:28:56 [Ralph]
... we've been working on a decision tree: start with reflow and only go to FXL if you have certain things
15:29:20 [Ralph]
Tzviya: we put you in for a mixed reflow/FXL demo, but feel free to change it to your preference
15:29:29 [tzviya]
ack wendyreid
15:29:29 [Ralph]
Liisa: I do want to do a demo; I think that would help
15:29:50 [Ralph]
Wendy: Ken is listed to do an FXL/A11Y update
15:30:03 [Ralph]
... part of the work of the TF is to do some experimental content to show what you can do
15:30:18 [ivan]
q+
15:30:22 [Ralph]
... any demo should be absolute about "we're going to make this accessible"
15:30:27 [Ralph]
... and Ken is the perfect person to do that
15:30:36 [tzviya]
ack Ralph
15:30:36 [Zakim]
Ralph, you wanted to comment on language
15:30:36 [Ralph]
... he makes really good FXL books
15:30:55 [ivan]
q-
15:32:58 [tzviya]
ack Daihei
15:33:10 [Ralph]
Ralph: we can certainly discuss translation of captions as appropriate
15:33:33 [Ralph]
... even if a presenter prefers to present in other than English
15:33:54 [Ralph]
Daihei: I'll include the Japanese FXL business, will think about whether one slot or multiple slots
15:34:18 [Ralph]
... I will include this either way either by me or from someone else in Japan
15:34:35 [Ralph]
Tzviya: there's been a change from Makoto on how CSS is represented
15:34:48 [Ralph]
... should we have him or Fantasai present that?
15:35:01 [avneeshsingh]
It is publishing CG task force
15:35:06 [Ralph]
Dave: using the class attributes for the alternate stylesheets?
15:35:17 [Ralph]
Tzviya: yes, though this may be too much detail for now
15:35:32 [Ralph]
Dave: I don't think it needs involvement from other groups
15:35:59 [Ralph]
Tzviya: let's pick dates for the Q&A and work backwards
15:36:29 [Ralph]
... I'll create a Doodle poll
15:36:40 [liisamk__]
Sept for Q&A
15:36:42 [Ralph]
... but are we thinking July or August or September?
15:36:45 [Ralph]
<ralph> Sep
15:37:13 [Ralph]
Wendy: July, maybe August becase for one of these; HTML serialization in EPUB, will help the WG; September will be too late for that
15:37:26 [Ralph]
... if we have to do that presentation in a different context, we can find a way I'm sure
15:37:30 [ivan]
either way :-)
15:37:32 [Ralph]
Tzviya: lots of opinions
15:37:38 [tzviya]
ack Ralph
15:37:40 [avneeshsingh]
August or september is better, looking at practical timelines.
15:38:12 [Bill_Kasdorf]
q+
15:38:23 [liisamk__]
q+
15:38:40 [tzviya]
ack Bill_Kasdorf
15:38:47 [Daihei]
+1 to Sep
15:38:57 [Ralph]
Ralph: we don't know who will be using July and August for something approximating a vacation
15:39:00 [avneeshsingh]
+1 to separate HTML presentation and do it early
15:39:09 [tzviya]
ack liisamk__
15:39:21 [Ralph]
Ivan: the HTML serialization is on the WG agenda in 2 weeks so we might not need it in July
15:39:34 [Ralph]
Liisa: we might have dual events; some things to talk about in July and some for September
15:39:48 [Ralph]
Tzviya: good idea; if we do that then maybe later than September
15:40:23 [Ralph]
... so let's target July 15
15:40:38 [Ralph]
... we need 1 month lead time for the captioning and translation
15:40:50 [Ralph]
... if we reach out to the speakers now they'll have 6 weeks to prepare the content
15:41:13 [Ralph]
... please add to the list by end of next week; 21 May
15:41:23 [Ralph]
zakim, next item
15:41:23 [Zakim]
agendum 2 -- ISO JTC 1 SC 34 / JWG 7 -- taken up [from Ralph]
15:41:44 [Ralph]
Tzviya: just getting this on our radars
15:41:50 [Ralph]
... several are unsure about the steps
15:41:55 [ivan]
q+
15:42:29 [Ralph]
George: my understanding is that this group is alive and looking for items that need to be standardized in their domain
15:42:39 [Ralph]
... most of the work that was originally proposed is completed
15:43:26 [Ralph]
... if they don't have further work the group might be closed and it would be challenging to regenerate later
15:43:47 [Ralph]
... we'd only bring work to them once there are W3C Recommendations
15:43:54 [Ralph]
... so we aren't revising in ISO
15:44:17 [Ralph]
Avneesh: right; we could have a TF to brainstorm on how to move things forward
15:44:31 [Ralph]
... the previous fast track process used for EPUB 3.0 and 3.1 was via Korea
15:44:48 [Ralph]
... we have to consider the impact on those if we use W3C PAS
15:44:56 [tzviya]
ack ivan
15:45:05 [Ralph]
... I suggest a TF to consider it for some months and come back with a recommendation
15:45:21 [Ralph]
Ivan: PAS puts us in a very different situation than the previous paths for EPUB
15:45:40 [Ralph]
... PAS gives us the ability for the document to become an ISO standard as-is without additional editorial work
15:45:52 [Ralph]
... I'm not sure there's even a need for a WG within ISO
15:46:17 [Ralph]
... PAS is a process with JTC1; it's at the high level in the ISO hierarchy
15:46:30 [Ralph]
... PAS comes into the picture when we have a W3C Recommendation
15:47:01 [Ralph]
... it's way to early at this point, though I hear the ISO WG's interest in getting work
15:47:44 [Ralph]
... the only thing is that we should have an agreement on is whether we have an agreement that once EPUB 3.3 is a W3C Recommendation it is our intention to put it through PAS?
15:47:53 [Ralph]
... if anyone asks that question we should have a clear answer
15:48:03 [Ralph]
... that question will come up
15:48:11 [Ralph]
... I don't yet know the answer
15:48:18 [Ralph]
... all the rest is at least a year away
15:48:34 [Ralph]
... the W3C Recommendation is planned for February 2023
15:48:54 [tzviya]
ack Ralph
15:48:55 [Ralph]
Tzviya: one of the things we have to take into consideration is, as Avneesh said, how EPUB 3.3 affects the earlier EPUB ISO standards
15:50:40 [avneeshsingh]
+1 to having a early resolution
15:51:48 [George]
q+
15:53:21 [tzviya]
ack George
15:53:30 [Ralph]
Ralph: W3M would very much want to hear a recommendation from the WG and BG on whether and when (i.e. how long after W3C Recommendation) W3C should take EPUB 3,3 through PAS
15:53:55 [Ralph]
George: I'm not sure the ISO WG understands how PAS might work
15:54:28 [tzviya]
ack Ralph
15:54:28 [Zakim]
Ralph, you wanted to comment on understanding the agreement
15:56:05 [Ralph]
Ralph: refer them to JTC1 for the definition of PAS; the only additional detail is that W3C will only take Recommendations through that JTC1 process
15:56:10 [Ralph]
zakim, next item
15:56:10 [Zakim]
agendum 3 -- Around the Table -- taken up
15:56:25 [liisamk__]
q+
15:56:57 [Ralph]
Wendy: the FXL A11y TF is trying to gather samples from publishers of existing FXL content as best practices
15:57:05 [Ralph]
... some publishers have offered material
15:57:17 [Ralph]
... there have been questions on "fair use" language
15:57:33 [Ralph]
action: Ralph ask Wendy Seltzer for some fair use language
15:57:41 [tzviya]
ack liisamk__
15:58:29 [Ralph]
Liisa: in the BG conversation with Japan last Tuesday, Makoto expressed that he's skeptical that EPUB is a Web thing
15:58:43 [Ralph]
... he's also skeptical that reflow and FXL can be combined
15:58:59 [Ralph]
Daihei: when it comes to a11y for FXL, that's true
16:00:03 [Ralph]
... the Japanese publishing industry is getting advice and my plan is to talk with various members and get some idea on how to deal with accessibility for FXL
16:00:17 [Ralph]
... FXL is *the* format for manga
16:00:24 [Ralph]
... this is very important for Japan
16:00:46 [Ralph]
... and this is why Makoto is somewhat pessimistic
16:01:17 [Ralph]
... I hope to come up with a united message expressing the Japanese concerns
16:02:12 [Ralph]
Tzviya: I'm hearing a confusing message about what direction we need to head
16:02:20 [Ralph]
... I look forward to hearing more
16:02:44 [Ralph]
[adjourned]
16:04:49 [Ralph]
zakim, end meeting
16:04:49 [Zakim]
As of this point the attendees have been George, Daihei, avneeshsingh, tzviya, wendyreid, Ralph, Bill_Kasdorf, Ivan, Dave, Liisa, Mateus, liisamk, Garth
16:04:53 [Zakim]
RRSAgent, please draft minutes v2
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I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2021/05/14-pbgsc-minutes.html Zakim
16:04:55 [Zakim]
I am happy to have been of service, Ralph; please remember to excuse RRSAgent. Goodbye
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rrsagent, bye
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I see 1 open action item saved in https://www.w3.org/2021/05/14-pbgsc-actions.rdf :
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ACTION: Ralph ask Wendy Seltzer for some fair use language [1]
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recorded in https://www.w3.org/2021/05/14-pbgsc-irc#T15-57-33