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Internationalization Working Group Project RADAR
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Use this page to track certain projects that we are actively working on.
Note that this page doesn't reflect review work, tracking of email lists, and other adhoc discussions and advice, in a wide range of topic areas, that take up much of the working group's time.
For review of specs, see the Review RADAR.
REVIEWS, DISCUSSION, ADVICE
Review Radar
See the review radar page
Other topics arise from emails or other communications on an adhoc basis.
DEVELOPER GUIDELINES
Best Practices for Specification Authors
WG Contact: Richard
Document location:
Actions:
- develop best practices for specification authors
Character Model for the World-Wide Web: String Matching and Searching
WG Contact: Addison
Document location:
Actions:
- update to reflect wider string matching issues
- remove early normalization as a one-size-fits-all solution
Note: This document is the current primary development focus of the WG.
Encoding spec
WG Contact: Addison, Richard
Document location:
Actions:
- 2015-09-24: (just prior to our telecon) Addison, Richard sync with Anne about testing status
- 2015-09-23: begin preparation of updated CR document
- create tests, and help Anne manage feedback during CR period
transition from CR around mid-2015transition from CR to be planned based on spec maturity- ACTION-407: addison: work with richard to invite test contributions
- 2015-04-15: Need to plan document update to incorporate changes
- 2015-05-21: WG adopted the 2014 Process, which will apply to the next revision of this document
Locales and Locale-affected Formats
WG Contact: Addison, Richard
Document Location:
- ED github
- Locale base forms wiki
Actions:
- review pros and cons of adapting date, number, etc formats to the
language of the content in HTML
- develop a working paper to express our findings (Richard, Addison)
- find a final solution for the LTLI document
Unicode in XML (formerly UTR#20)
WG Contact: Martin Dürst
Document Location:
Actions:
- WG: review document for necessary changes and add to issues in github
- ACTION-505: add text disclaimer and update the document status, given Unicode's withdrawal of the document
I18N Metadata in Data Structures and JSON
WG Contact: Addison
Document Location: ContentMetadataJavaScriptDiscussion
Actions:
- develop requirements and best practices
- develop guidelines
Time Zones article
WG Contact: Addison
Document location:
Actions:
- create an article about it
- track proposal
Q+A on Floating Times
WG Contact: Addison
Document Location:
Actions:
- finalize article for WG review
- distribute for wide review
- publish
Other
Actions:
- add do's and don'ts to the best practices wiki
- develop rationales and examples for the do's and don'ts
- augment techniques for spec developers as go-to point
REQUIREMENTS
Arabic Layout Requirements
WG Contact: Shervin, Behnam, Richard
Document location:
Lists:
- Public ALREQ Admin <-- look here for teleconferences and such
- Public I18N Arabic
- Public I18N Bidi
Chinese Layout Requirements
WG Contact: Xiaoqian, Bobby, Ethan, Richard
Actions:
- support chinese contributors to produce FPWD of SC and TC requirements
- produce Chinese Layout Task Force charter encompassing work with in-China groups on development of Mongolian, Tibetan and Uighur layout requirements
- produce initial drafts of Mongolian, Tibetan and Uighur requirements
Ethiopic Layout Requirements
WG Contact: Daniel Yacob, Richard
Document location:
Indic Layout Requirements
WG Contact: Richard
Document location:
Actions:
- continue to collaborate on additional WDs, and help manage feedback
- consider means of accommodating additional language contributions
- (wish) expand coverage of languages beyond Hindi
- (wish) produce second document documenting gaps in current technology offerings
Korean Layout Requirements
WG Contact: Richard
Document location:
Actions:
- help contributors to implement changes driven by feedback on FPWD
- produce a second WD with changes
- agree on action plan for further work
Latin Layout Requirements
WG Contact: (all)
Actions:
- monitor and contribute to developments in the Digital Pubs IG wrt Latin layout requirements
Custom Counter Styles
see below
GAP ANALYSIS & BRIDGING
Ruby
WG Contact: Richard
Actions:
- support implementation of html/css ruby model, where possible
- provide tests
- document how to use ruby in HTML and CSS as functionality becomes available
- support bopomofo implementation
- 2015-05-27: RI: made updates to test results reflecting FF38 implementation!
Bidi
WG Contact: Richard
Actions:
- produce final version of Bidi in HTML & CSS doc
- publish as Note
- support and test implementation of isolation in browsers, including implementation of RLI etc.
Vertical Text
WG Contact: Richard
https://w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/articles/vertical-text.en
TESTING
general test development
WG Contact: Richard, Leandro
Link:
Actions:
- produce tests for i18n features of browsers, especially for upcoming CSS features, and produce summaries of the results on latest UA versions
- collaborate on development of CSS Writing Modes tests
- Encoding tests? See #Encoding+spec
Encoding tests
see above
CSS tests
Actions:
- develop tests for Writing Modes, Text, Inline Layout, Ruby, etc
- run tests and develop notes on current implementation status
MULTILINGUALWEB
WG Contact: Felix
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Custom Counter Styles
WG Contact: Richard, Leandro
Document location:
Actions:
- keep the document up to date with any changes to the CSS Counter Styles spec
- add new counter styles as they appear
- move to Note when the CSS spec moves to Rec
general article and tutorial development
WG Contact: Richard
Actions:
- Richard working through articles, upgrading to latest non-php template and identifying needed updates
- parking lot/incubator
Out for wide review:
- none
In internal review:
- none
In development:
TRACK INDUSTRY
IDN/IRI/URI and EAI
WG Contact: Dennis
Document locations:
- EAI issues wiki
- more needed
Actions:
- track developments in this area
- revamp the article on IDN & IRI
- consider ways to contribute to raising awareness
- review the URL spec
BACK BURNER
I18N Checker
WG Contact: Richard
Actions:
- localise
- add more tests
- add language detection component
JavaScript
ES-402 development is here: http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=globalization:specification_drafts
The above specification is for the Intl extension of JavaScript/ECMAScript.