ALReq Weekly Meeting

<mostafa> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/86

Shervin: Last time we cut of in the middle of discussion about underline and overline
... Last week we stopped in the middle of discussion about underline and overline
... as seen in screenshots provided by najib, we can see different behaviors based on font and environment
... has anyone anything to add?

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/86#issuecomment-261528811

<Shervin> https://www.w3.org/International/groups/arabic-layout/track/actions/open

Shervin: Let's look at the action items
... actions 73 & 74, let's get back to them later

Behnam: actions 23, 48, 54, there hasn't been new development. Will update next time

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues

Shervin: let's look at issues

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/85

Shervin: najib, Khalid's comment is valid. Is there a concern now?

najib: Looking at the Arabic numerals wiki page and there's a difference between the categories of Persian and Arabic numbers

Shervin: This is a matter for Unicode. Apparently the properties are set based on the need at the time. Unicode mailing lists should have more info about this.
... I agree that we may want to note the difference in the document.
... Let's look more into it

<Shervin> ACTION Shervin Find some more detail about why Arabic/Persian numbers bidi category differs.

<trackbot> Created ACTION-75 - Find some more detail about why arabic/persian numbers bidi category differs. [on Shervin Afshar - due 2016-12-13].

<najib> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/wiki/Arabic-numerals-%28Draft%29

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/82

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/62

Shervin: I'm not sure if we need to keep this issue open

najib: I'm noting this problem in my draft write up

Shervin: najib, could you comment on the issue, so we can close the issue?

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/59

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/57

Shervin: najib, you may want to also look at #59 for the draft

<Shervin> ACTION najib to add some comments to Github issue 59 about fractions

<trackbot> Created ACTION-76 - Add some comments to github issue 59 about fractions [on Najib Tounsi - due 2016-12-13].

Shervin: mostafa, updates on #57?

mostafa: We have a first draft in the document and keep working on it

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/13

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/9

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/5

Shervin: That's all for issues.
... I have one topic to talk about: Abjad, which najib commented on on the list

<najib> https://github.com/w3c/predefined-counter-styles/issues/14

r12a: there's no definition of Mabsut in the document

oh, right, r12a. tnx

Shervin: We don't have "mabsut" in the glossary

<mostafa> +

<mostafa> +1

<Shervin> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nSxYKQm_mKroCmxU4fyJ-g70Eo1_mF89yHZg8YNOuzc/edit

Shervin: we can add definitions for the terms (mabsut, etc) to the glossary
... the question is when we want to move the glossary to the main document

<Shervin> ACTION Shervin Get the definitions for Mabsut, etc. for the glossary

<trackbot> Error creating an ACTION: could not connect to Tracker. Please mail <sysreq@w3.org> with details about what happened.

Shervin: I'm going to reject the PR, as we cannot merge it in the way it is.
... we need to have the definition first

r12a: After we have the definitions, we need to make a proper link to the glossary

mostafa: About Ebrahim, I have contacted him and he has been having problems with his email account. r12a, can we change his email address?

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/predefined-counter-styles/issues/14

Shervin: Looking at Maghrebian Abjad issue last night and doing some research
... there are books that mention variations of Abjad

<Shervin> Moorish Abjad.

Shervin: sometimes it's called Maghrebian, but also called Moorish

<Shervin> https://github.com/w3c/predefined-counter-styles/issues/13

r12a: there's an issue open to fix counter-style definitions for Abjad
... the question is, if the Maghrebian Abjad is in use, as that's a requirement for the counter-styles document

najib: We may want to add Maghrebi Abjad to ALReq document
... Maghrebi Abjad is a historical abjad, not actively used currently

r12a: So it probably doesn't make it to the counter-styles document
... About ALReq document, we may want to do the same thing as it's not being used

Shervin: Maybe we should add it to ALReq document and have a note about it being historical

najib: There are many dictionaries that are ordered in Maghrebi Abjad

Shervin: Is it Maghrebi Abjad or Arabic Abjad?

najib: I need to check
... What do you think about pronunciation differences?
... In Arabic, the pronunciation has a music to it

Shervin: Anything else?

najib: In the document, Section 4. Lines and Paragraphs
... 4.3 Paragraph and line alignment

mostafa: I've been working on 4.2

Shervin: Anything else?

najib: Next Tuesday, it's a holiday in Morocco, so I may not be able to join

Shervin: Talking about holidays, what's everyone's plan for late December?

r12a: I'll be out for 3-4 weeks during the holidays

<najib> I'm here whole december

Shervin: Have a good day and we will talk next week