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Don't miss the IUC 42 (Internationalization & Unicode Conference) submission deadline this Friday, March 16, 2018.
unicodeconference.org/call-f…
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Most of the tests in the W3C Internationalization test suite have now been ported to github at github.com/w3c/i18n-tests/. Follow the links from w3.org/International/tests/ to find test results, then click in the left column of that page to run a test.
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W3C is always looking for expert advice on questions related to text layout. Here's what's currently needed for Chinese: w3c.github.io/i18n-activity/… Please contribute to the linked github threads if you have authoritative information.
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Thanks to @shervinafshar @zwnj @mostafa_h @ntounsi for work on Arabic layout doc so far. We're also beginning work on a gap analysis for Arabic & Persian to identify blockers for people using those languages on the Web. w3c.github.io/alreq/gap-anal…
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Text Layout Requirements for the Arabic Script just published as First Public Working Draft. w3.org/TR/2018/WD-alreq-2018… Still plenty to do! Looking for comments and contributors. github.com/w3c/alreq/issues (Or help with other languages: w3c.github.io/typography/gap…)
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Just updated: "Inline markup and bidirectional text in HTML" w3.org/blog/International/20… Update brings it in line with recent browser developments and simplifies the guidelines. Examples link to live versions, and browser support information has been added.
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Out for review: Updated article, Inline markup and bidirectional text in HTML w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/ar… . Guidelines simplified, browser support info added, live tests added to examples, etc. Feedback via the link by 12 Dec please.
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W3C Internationalization (i18n) Activity retweeted
Want to encourage Edge to support bidi isolation, like the other browser already do? Please upvote these improvement requests:
isolation: wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/2…
dir=auto: wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/2…
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Updated article: Using character escapes in markup and CSS w3.org/International/questio… Main change: Quick answer, and new CSS sections added.
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New: Strings and bidi. Problems seen when strings are inserted into text in LTR vs. RTL directional contexts. w3.org/International/article…
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Please review "Strings & bidi" w3.org/blog/International/20… Issues JSON & other string-based data formats have to deal with in RTL/LTR contexts
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For review: What is a floating time and how to handle it in my Web application? w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/qu… Please send any comments via github.
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New article: "Approaches to full justification" – high level summary of how text justify works in various scripts w3.org/International/article…
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Talk slides: JEPA seminar, Next steps for Japanese script support (also available in Chinese as 日文支持的下一步工作) w3.org/International/talks/1…
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Unicode Conference speaker submission deadline 24 March. Don't miss it! More info at unicodeconference.org/call-f…
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For review: Approaches to Full Justification w3.org/blog/International/20… Please send any comments via github.
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Want to author vertical Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Mongolian text? See w3.org/International/article… for guidance w browser compatibility data.
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2 doc snapshots published as WG Notes: Reqs for ITS 2.0 & Metadata for Multilingual Web-Usage Scenarios and Impls w3.org/blog/International/20…
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For review: Styling vertical Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Mongolian text w3.org/blog/International/20…
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Ready-made Counter Styles now a WG Note. Try out i18n list styles in your style sheet (works in Firefox only so far).w3.org/TR/predefined-counter…
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