Work left for second public draft - w3c/wcag2ict GitHub Wiki

The following work items will need to be completed and agreed upon before we can progress to publishing the next draft. The Status column, shows where we are and what needs to be done.

Open issues

AG WG review comments

Issue Topic Last TF activity Date Status Google doc Notes and/or Next Goal
Issue 266 Thumbs down on 4.1.1 Parsing 23 Apr. Content changes agreed by TF, commenters reviewed and still have concerns 4.1.1 doc Changes incorporated into PR 338, commenter's reply on the PR. Met with commenters on 24 Apr. to discuss their concerns, resulting in an in-progress new proposal for 4.1.1.

Issues from the TF

(2 done, 2 surveying (1 of those is reviewing the issue answer (content already done), 1 PR in progress)

Issue Topic Last TF activity Date Status Google doc Notes and/or Next Goal
329 Use of requires or required or requiring 3 Apr. In progress none See PR
145 Add info/content on the WCAG exemptions in regulatory work 23 Apr. Surveying updated proposals Issue 145 doc See the Survey results for issue 145 first 3 questions. Previous survey results for issue 145 on PR 330 for proposed changes. Will discuss on 25 April.
257 Clarity on testing 1.4.10 Reflow on mobile devices 23 Apr. Changes agreed and merged, Surveying issue answer Issue 226 doc General guidance changes agreed and merged, survey results on draft answer to be discussed on 25 April.
196 Can a non-web software act as, or have, a conforming alternate version? 18 Apr. Done none TF decided to leave current text as-is with no changes.
243 Revisit TF decision on inclusion of WCAG intent sections 4 Mar. Done none Consensus to remove on 29 Feb., changes merged.

Public comments (FPWD and otherwise)

Summary: 8 done, 2 changes merged and surveying issue responses, and 1 issue to go

Issue Topic Last TF activity Date Status Google doc Notes and/or Next Goal
4 Looking for guidance for SC 1.4.4 Resize Text on mobile native apps 5 Dec. Needs draft answer, possible doc change none Sub-group working through discussions on several topics brought up in this issue. Comment from Mary Jo indicates maybe some notes regarding platform support for resizing should be added. See also the GitHub discussion on Issue 4
221 1.4.10 Reflow applied to self-service terminals/kiosks 23 Apr. Changes to 1.4.10 approved by TF, surveying issue answer 1.4.10 Reflow doc Content changes for general guidance agreed and merged. May need SC problematic for closed content change (proposed in Google doc) Related to issues 226, 227, 257. See survey results for issue 221 answer and survey results for proposed SC problematic for closed for 1.4.10 Reflow.
226 Where a technology does not support an SC 23 Apr. Changes to 1.4.10 approved by TF, issue answer draft started 1.4.10 Reflow doc Content changes for general guidance agreed and merged. May need SC problematic for closed content change (proposed in Google doc) Related to issues 226, 227, 257. Drafting updated TF issue response.
77 Including WCAG supplements and Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities 27 Feb. Done none TF agreed upon updated response on 22 Feb, merged document changes and responded in issue.
200 CSS Pixels – Verify how density-independent pixels behave in Windows and Mac 22 Mar. Done none This was answered by the same answer as Issue 227.
216 Inconsistency between 1.4.12 Text Spacing and 4.1.3 Status Messages 14 Mar. Done 1.4.12 doc and 4.1.3 doc Answer to 216 finalized.
217 Stale closed functionality examples 8 Feb. Done none Updates to examples merged, issue closed.
225 More affirmative examples 8 Feb. Done none Response updated with TF agreed edits, and issue marked with "TF answer complete".
227 CSS pixels – How to measure CSS pixel equivalents for systems with closed functionality 8 Feb. Done none Response updated with TF agreed edits, and issue marked with "TF answer complete".
230 2.6 Software 8 Feb. Done none Response updated with TF agreed edits, and issue marked with "TF answer complete".
308 Native application equivalent in set of documents vs set of software programs 27 Feb. Done none TF discussed survey results for Issue 308, reached consensus on an edited response.

Editor tasks – mostly pre-publication cleanup

Issue Topic Last TF activity Date Status Google doc Notes and/or Next Goal
255 Editorial changes/checks 23 Apr. In progress none There’s a list of work items in the issue that needs to be done. Some PRs have been merged, 3 work items left.
331 Update acknowledgements and company affiliations 23 Apr. In progress none Work being initially done in an email thread. AG WG TF will be asked if we are missing anyone.
332 Remove, update, or add editor's notes 19 Apr. Starting work Editor's notes doc All existing notes are listed in Google doc. Will need to determine what to do with them and determine what sections had enough major change to call attention with an editor's note.
341 Update Status of this Document and Abstract 23 Apr. Surveying None See survey results on SOTD to be discussed on 25 April.
333 Task Force review of the draft and agreement to publish 19 Apr. Not started None This task is targeted to begin within a couple of weeks.

Publication preparation

Issue Topic Last TF activity Date Status Google doc Notes and/or Next Goal
334 Set up for AG WG review of latest editor's draft 19 Apr. Not started None Have been communicating with AG WG leadership regarding publication target date so it will be on agenda. Gathering list of special attention areas to review in the issue.
335 Set up and track horizontal review of the draft 19 Apr. started None Created a checklist of items, have been gathering info about what this review entails and criteria the draft is checked against.
None yet Handle any issues that arise out of horizontal and AG WG reviews. 10 Apr. Not started None Any issues that arise during the pre-publication review will need to be addressed and tracked separately.
336 Create communication announcing publication and when comments are due 19 Apr. In progress Communications doc Daniel, Mary Jo, and Shawn have been working on drafting the comms.

New SC and updates to intro sections and definitions

Section name Issue Last TF activity Date Status Google doc Notes and/or Next Goal
Comments on Closed Functionality Issues 139, 240 8 Feb. Done none PR 254 has been merged. AG WG will need to review.
"Closed functionality" key term Issue 203 8 Feb. Done none PR 254 has been merged. AG WG will need to review.
SC 3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum) Issues 42 and 253 20 Feb. Done 3.3.8 doc TF consensus on 15 Feb.PR 259 has been merged. AG WG will need to review.

SC Problematic for closed functionality (10 Done)

Success Criterion Issue Assigned to Status Date Status Google doc link Notes and/or Next Goal
1.3.1 Info and Relationships Issue 275 Mary Jo 14 Mar. Done 1.3.1 doc Agreed 14 March, merged into editor's draft.
1.4.5 Images of Text Issue 276 Mitchell 15 Apr. Done 1.4.5 doc Agreed 11 April, merged into editor's draft.
2.1.1 Keyboard Issue 319 Friday group 15 Apr. Done 2.1.1 doc Agreed 4 April, merged into editor's draft.
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap Issue 272 ? 8 Mar. Done none Agreed on 7 March, merged into editor's draft.
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts Issue 273 Sam 8 Mar. Done none Agreed on 7 March, merged into editor's draft.
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) Issue 274 Phil 15 Apr. Done none Agreed 11 April, merged into editor's draft.
2.4.7 Focus Visible Issue 271 Mitchell 8 Mar. Done 2.4.7 doc Agreed on 7 March, merged into editor's draft.
2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) Issue 293 Done 5 Feb. Done none Edited notes from the last survey for 2.5.8 agreed and incorporated into the editor's draft.
4.1.2 Name, Role Value Issue 315 Friday group 14 Mar. Done 4.1.2 doc Agreed 14 March, merged into editor's draft.
4.1.3 Status Messages Issue 277 Bruce 15 Apr. Done 4.1.3 doc Agreed 4 April, merged into editor's draft.