IRC log of html-techs-tf on 2012-04-30

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15:52:10 [Joshue108]
zakim, this will be 9224
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ok, Joshue108; I see WAI_HTML TT()11:30AM scheduled to start 22 minutes ago
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rrsagent, make log world
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meeting: HTML Techniques Task Force
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chair: Joshue
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agenda + Please comment on the new survey for this week - https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/HTML5_section/
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agenda + Discuss the use of placeholder on INPUTs technique (to be updated by Léonie).
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https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/htmltechs-20120409/
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agenda + Discuss the use of JavaScript Libraries in WCAG.
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WAI_HTML TT()11:30AM has now started
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+??P0
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zakim, ??P0 is Joshue
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+Joshue; got it
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zakim, mute me
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sorry, Joshue108, muting is not permitted when only one person is present
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+Cooper
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+??P2
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zakim, ??P2 is adam_solomon
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+adam_solomon; got it
16:01:57 [MichaelC]
agenda: http://www.w3.org/mid/4F97F1FB.6090301@cfit.ie
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+??P6
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zakim, ??P6 is Loretta_Guarino_Reid
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+Loretta_Guarino_Reid; got it
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+Marc_Johlic
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scribe: Loretta
16:08:39 [Joshue108]
zakim, take up item 1
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agendum 1. "Please comment on the new survey for this week - https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/HTML5_section/" taken up [from Joshue108]
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scribenick: Loretta
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+Jon_Gunderson
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JOC: I cleaned up the wiki page for the combined sections, then split out section and article.
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JOC: I will update the techniques to address the current round of comments.
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Loretta: have we decided whether to do joint or separate techniques/
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JOC: Currently, updting both paths. Currently, I think having separate techniques would be better.
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Marc: It is a lot easier to read the individual techniques. Massively long techniques can be overwhelming.
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JOC: How to demonstrate the relationships between the elements? Maybe use multiple types of mark-up in the examples for one element type.
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JOC: Or provide some kind of overview somewhere.
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Marc: This is one reason I am torn. Maybe an overview with links to the individual techniques?
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JOC: Maybe make the overview with no test procedure, etc.
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Marc: Maybe an overview describing what they are about, then one sample that contains everything.
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Actio: Josh to create a new page using this model.
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s/Actio/Action
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Loretta: Michael how could we fit this into the WCAG document structure?
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Loretta: Somehow use model of 1 general technique plus one of the following...
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Michael: we shouldn't keep ourselves from writing support documents and linking to them. We'll find a place to put the supporting information.
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Josh will proceed with this idea.
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JG: In the sectino example, I was curious why you use article as the container for the different sections. I thought article would be more atomic.
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JOC: THe article element has 2 hats: an article (a large unit) or something that is much smaller and more granular.
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JG: ARIA's definition is muchmore of a discrete unit. Do we want to promote article to have 2 different meanings in html5, even if it can?
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JOC: There is a lot of confusion in general about how to use these different elements.
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JG: We want WCAG to encourage the best use of the elements, rather than the possible use of the elements.
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-adam_solomon
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JOC: Which definition should we favor?
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+??P2
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JG: (reading definition from HTML5 spec)
16:23:13 [adam]
zakim, ??P2 is adam_solomon
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+adam_solomon; got it
16:23:37 [Loretta]
JOC: so blog post itself could be an article, but comments can also be (child) articles.
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JG: reading the section element: article encouraged when you want other people to repurpose that piece of the content.
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JOC: my understanding is that article should be the parent.
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JOC: but I could be wrong as well.
16:25:16 [Zakim]
+Tim
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JG: I agree that we should present these in the best way. How fast and loose should we play with the spec?
16:26:05 [Loretta]
Loretta: I worry about spending too much time trying to specify best practice.
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JOC: How do we encourage good usage? Do we just take the examples from HTML?
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s/sectino/section
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Loretta: this will be most painful when writing the test procedures. Do they require best practice?
16:27:37 [jongund]
http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Using_HTML5_article_element
16:29:16 [Loretta]
JG: footer example seems odd, with only child that is a section. footer and section are both landmarks. If a landmark only contains one landmark child, it is an extra layer for navigation.
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JOC: footer is a flow element in HTML5. It isn't a landmark, is it?
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JG: It final outcome in HTML5 is not clear. There may be a schism between the way things are defined in ARIA and HTML5. footer will be a landmark in HTML5, but not in ARIA.
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JG: I already see article being misused even as an ARIA role.
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JG: Now we have footer. We don't have footer in ARIA, we have complementary info.
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JOC: IN terms of user agent support, footer may be another generic div.
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+David_MacDonald
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Loretta: concerned about trying to address everything in 1.3.1 technique
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JOC: But what should we show in our examples? Maybe I should take the footer stuff out completely.
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JOC: If it is a concern that we are generating too many landmarks, maybe we should restructure this?
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JG: I worry about semantic pollution. If everything becomes navigable, it reduces the efficiency of using them. Too much semantics can be a hindrance.
16:35:19 [Loretta]
JG: We have the tension between how to use headers and landmarks together. Users may be familiar with headers but not landmarks.
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JG: With HTML5's ability to affect the level of headers baeed on the mark-up structure, this may introduce more confusion.
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JOC: ANother interesting discussion, maybe not for now.
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JG: Looking at the example, the idea is that the footer will include the comments. THis is a typical blog structure. In the second example, we include actual comments.
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JOC: The question is whether the usage of the footer is correct? Or should I use div or section?
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JOC: The containing element could be a section?
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Loretta: Will your proposed restructuring help with this, where we will have an overview and overview example?
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JOC: I'd like to get feedback on the appropriate use of footer.
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Loretta: Jon, does the versio populated with comments seem better?
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JG: ANother question about the use of labels. SHould these sections use aria-labelled by to associate the header with the section?
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JG: I'd be happier to use something like that.
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JOC: Great idea.
16:41:57 [Loretta]
JOC: There is only one section in the current example. THere are a few articles nested .I could add aria-labelledby.
16:44:38 [David]
q+
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scribe: David
16:45:54 [David]
LGR concerned about complexity... tension between simple demonstartion of technique vs... demonstrating a bunch of SC at the same time, and much more complex
16:46:28 [David]
Josh: let's do both, a simple example and a more complex one with WAI ARIA
16:47:03 [David]
LGR: 1.3.1 say that relationships that are there are explicit
16:47:48 [David]
Josh: without labels then it's a failure...
16:48:40 [David]
LGR: Really? I wouldn't agree... WAI Labels on Sections is helpful, but not a failure without it...
16:51:14 [Loretta]
David: I'm confused why we would add a sectino when there is no UA support? THere is no accessibility currently.
16:51:57 [Loretta]
David: we might want a technique on labels. Why include a section technique at all? We only want to include techniques that support accessibility.
16:52:07 [Loretta]
JOC: future peoofing.
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JOC: Want a working example but also want to demonstrate how things should be used.
16:53:18 [Zakim]
-adam_solomon
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LOretta: standards of AT support are relaxes for HTML5 techniques so we can proof the spec for missing features or support
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David: we should focus on ARIA techniques which are more mature.
16:56:29 [jongund]
I have to go to another call, good discusion
16:56:37 [Joshue108]
thanks Jon
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-Jon_Gunderson
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-Joshue
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+??P0
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zakim, ??P0 is Joshue
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+Joshue; got it
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s/peoffing/proofing
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-Loretta_Guarino_Reid
16:59:45 [Loretta]
I think I just got kicked off...
17:00:06 [David]
yup
17:00:38 [Loretta]
Anyway, write up a complete, best practice example for the overview document. THen maybe individual techniques can contain some simpler examples, and also refer
17:01:13 [Loretta]
to the complete example as another example, possibly with discussion of how the specific element is being used there
17:01:21 [Loretta]
Josh, does that make sense?
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(Of course, these things always sound good until we try to apply them. <grin>)
17:02:05 [Joshue108]
Yup, thanks Loretta.
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Sorry about losing the phone. I don't know what happened. See you in 4 weeks?
17:02:45 [Joshue108]
:-)
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I'll miss the next 3 Mondays...
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Good work!
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-Marc_Johlic
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-Tim
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-Joshue
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-David_MacDonald
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-Cooper
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WAI_HTML TT()11:30AM has ended
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Attendees were Joshue, Cooper, adam_solomon, Loretta_Guarino_Reid, Marc_Johlic, Jon_Gunderson, Tim, David_MacDonald
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rrsagent, make minutes
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I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2012/04/30-html-techs-tf-minutes.html Joshue108