Recovered from the Wayback Machine. One last decision I want to touch on, for now, was the decision related to Issue 129 on ARIA Mapping. In the decision, the co-chairs sided with the change proposal that added new role mappings for several elements. An uncomplicated change proposal that should require only some small edits to the ARIA mapping […]
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The W3C HTML WG decision on RDFa prefixes
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. One HTML WG decision I agree with is the one associated with Issue 120 on RDFa prefixes. Considering that RDFa support in XHTML/HTML to this point has made use of prefixes, I don’t understand why we even contemplated not supporting prefixes just because RDFa is being ported to HTML5. Frankly, it’s […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. In preparation for HTML5 Last Call, the HTML WG (Working Group) co-chairs have been rolling out several decisions—among them ones related to the img longdesc and table summary attributes. The HTML decision on longdesc was based on the following observation: The strongest argument against inclusion was the lack of use cases that clearly and directly support […]
A sad reminder of why the lax laws—at both the federal and state level—need to change: The USDA has taken an Iowa breeder to court for unpaid fines. That’s about all the USDA can do, too—that and revoke the license. This breeder has been repeatedly cited for filthy conditions and dogs that were desperately in need […]
KSDK has a story today on Governor Nixon proposing a budget extension of 1.1 million in funding for the Department of Agriculture. This amount should be enough to ensure there is sufficient personnel to fully regulate the dog breeding industry. The proposed budget amendment would apply whether SB 113 passes, or Proposition B is left alone. […]