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Here are some links to information about the newly announced W3C Internationalization Initiative:
Program overview w3.org/International/sponsor…
Press release w3.org/2018/07/pressrelease-…
Language matrix: w3c.github.io/typography/gap…
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W3C Internationalization (i18n) Activity retweeted
Major UniView update r12a.github.io/uniview/. New features:
dbl-click adds chars to text area (TA)
convert TA to/from hex
subdivision highlights in matrix
proper handling of CJK & Tangut
cut strings from decodeUnicode
updated version data
for details see r12a.github.io/uniview/help#…
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New article out for wide review: Approaches to line breaking w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/ar…
Looking for comments by Wednesday 4 July.
High level summary of various typographic strategies for wrapping text at the end of a line, for a variety of scripts.
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A final draft of Character Model for the World Wide Web: String Matching is out for wide review. We are looking for comments by Tuesday 29 May. w3.org/TR/charmod-norm/
The document provides a common reference on string identity matching on the Web, to increase interoperability.
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New Russian translations: Работа с языком в HTML (руководство), Объявление языка в HTML, Языковые тэги в HTML и XML, Выбор языковых тэгов, Установка языковых настроек в браузере thanks to Dmitri Kuznetsov, of the Russian Translation Agency, Taushiro Inc. w3.org/blog/International/20…
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Hopefully it looks a little better, let me know. w3.org/International/getting… Turns out that page was using an old template. Took some work, but now updated (plus all 14 translations).
Don't miss the IUC 42 (Internationalization & Unicode Conference) submission deadline this Friday, March 16, 2018.
unicodeconference.org/call-f…
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Christoph, i'm looking into this. I discovered that for some reason the text is much harder to read on Blink-based browsers (like Chrome) on a Mac than other browsers. Would that explain why you're having a problem, or is it something else?
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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Yep. These docs are focused on both Arabic and Persian language use of the Arabic script. (We'd like to also work Arabic script used for languages like Uighur and Urdu, if we can find collaborators.)
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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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