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W3C Updates Recommendation Track Process

5 August 2014 | Archive

W3C enacted today the 1 August 2014 W3C Process Document. This revision updates the chapter that defines the Recommendation Track, the steps and requirements followed by W3C Working Groups to standardize Web technology. The W3C technical report development process is designed to support multiple specification development methodologies: maximize consensus about the content of stable technical reports; ensure high technical and editorial quality; promote consistency among specifications; facilitate royalty-free, interoperable implementations of Web Standards; and earn endorsement by W3C and the broader community. The primary change to the Recommendation Track is to merge “Last Call” and “Candidate Recommendation.” A Process Transition FAQ lists other changes to the Recommendation Track, explains the two-year transition plan for adoption by groups, describes the relation to the W3C Patent Policy, and more.

This document was developed between the W3C Advisory Board and the public Revising W3C Process Community Group.

W3C Invites Implementations of HTML Canvas 2D Context

21 August 2014 | Archive

The HTML Working Group invites implementation of the Candidate Recommendation of HTML Canvas 2D Context. This specification defines the 2D Context for the HTML canvas element. The 2D Context provides objects, methods, and properties to draw and manipulate graphics on a canvas drawing surface. Learn more about the HTML Activity.

Predefined Counter Styles Draft Published

21 August 2014 | Archive

The Internationalization Working Group has published a Working Draft of Predefined Counter Styles. This document describes numbering systems used by various cultures around the world and can be used as a reference for those wishing to create user-defined counter styles for CSS. Learn more about the Internationalization Activity.

Media Accessibility User Requirements Working Draft Updated

14 August 2014 | Archive

The Protocols and Formats Working Group (PFWG) today published an updated Working Draft of Media Accessibility User Requirements, a planned W3C Working Group Note. This document describes the accessibility requirements of people with disabilities with respect to audio and video on the Web, particularly in the context of HTML5. It explains alternative content technologies that people use to get audio and video content, and how these fit in the larger picture of accessibility, both technically within a web user agent and from a production process point of view. Learn more about the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

Wake Lock: Use cases Note Published

14 August 2014 | Archive

The Web and Mobile Interest Group has published a Group Note of Wake Lock: Use cases. This document illustrates the use cases a mechanism to control the power-saving state of a device would enable on the Web platform. Learn more about the Mobile Web Initiative Activity.

Standards for Web Applications on Mobile: current state and roadmap

14 August 2014 | Archive

Thumbnail of application platform diagram that appears in the reportW3C has published the July 2014 edition of Standards for Web Applications on Mobile, an overview of the various technologies developed in W3C that increase the capabilities of Web applications, and how they apply more specifically to the mobile context.

A deliverable of the HTML5Apps project, this edition of the document includes changes and additions since April 2014, notably a new section covers the emerging field of integrated payments on the Web, following recent work started by W3C in this space. Learn more about the Web and Mobile Interest Group.

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