W3C INDIA OFFICE

Welcome to the April newsletter from the Indian W3C Office. In this edition we include information on Multimodal Developer Feedback, Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces, Internationalization Tag Set, Device Description Repository, DOM Level 3, N-ary Relations on the Semantic Web, Mobile Web Best Practices, XML Processing Model, CSS 2.1, Device Description, Window Object, SPARQL, XMLHttpRequest Object for AJAX, China Office. A copy of this newsletter is available on the Indian W3C Office site at: http://w3cindia.in/

1. Note: Multimodal Developer Feedback
2. Working Draft: Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces
3. Working Draft: Internationalization Tag Set
4. Advance Notice: Workshop on Device Description Repository
5. Working Draft: DOM Level 3 Events
6. Note: Defining N-ary Relations on the Semantic Web
7. Last Call: Mobile Web Best Practices
8. Working Draft for XML Processing Model
9. Working Draft: CSS 2.1
10.Working Draft for Device Description Repository
11.Working Draft: Window Object
12.SPARQL Specifications Are W3C Candidate Recommendations
13.Working Draft: XMLHttpRequest Object for AJAX
14.W3C Launches China Office
15.About this newsletter

1. Note: Multimodal Developer Feedback

2006-04-17: The Multimodal Interaction Working Group has released Multimodal Application Developer Feedback as a Working Group Note. The Note documents feedback for the W3C Multimodal Interaction and Voice Browser Working Groups to consider when specifying future multimodal and voice authoring capabilities. It includes features developers liked about their development environments as well as features they thought were lacking. Visit the Multimodal Interaction home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/NOTE-mmi-dev-feedback-20060414/
http://www.w3.org/2002/mmi/

2. Working Draft: Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces

2006-04-14: The Multimodal Interaction Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces. The draft is a framework and platform for the creation and development of user interfaces that allow multiple ways to interact with the Web. With multimodal interaction users choose the way or "mode" of access that suits their current needs. Developers can provide user interfaces and output for each mode, including displays, tactile mechanisms, speech and audio. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-mmi-arch-20060414/
http://www.w3.org/2002/mmi/

3. Working Draft: Internationalization Tag Set

2006-04-14: The Internationalization Tag Set Working Group has published an updated Working Draft of the Internationalization Tag Set (ITS). Organized by data categories, this set of elements and attributes supports the internationalization and localization of schemas and documents. Implementations are provided for DTDs, XML Schema and Relax NG, and for existing vocabularies like XHTML, DocBook and OpenDocument. Visit the Internationalization home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-its-20060414/
http://www.w3.org/International/

4. Advance Notice: Workshop on Device Description Repository

2006-04-13: W3C plans an International Workshop on the Implementation of a Device Description Repository on 12-13 July in Madrid, Spain, hosted by Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo. Participants will discuss the design, implementation and use of a Device Description Repository (DDR) being proposed by the Device Description Working Group. The proposed DDR will provide device information to content and service providers for adapting content to suit client devices. A Call for Participation for this Workshop is expected in April. Read about W3C Workshops and the Mobile Web Initiative. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/
http://www.w3.org/Mobile/

5. Working Draft: DOM Level 3 Events

2006-04-13: The Web API Working Group has released a Working Draft of Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events. Language and platform neutral, the system allows registration of event handlers, describes event flow through a tree structure, and provides context for each event. The previous version of this document was a Working Group Note from the Document Object Model (DOM) Working Group. Read about the Rich Web Clients Activity. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-DOM-Level-3-Events-20060413/
http://www.w3.org/2006/rwc/

6. Note: Defining N-ary Relations on the Semantic Web

2006-04-13: The Semantic Web Best Practices and Deployment (SWBPD) Working Group has published Defining N-ary Relations on the Semantic Web as a Working Group Note. In Semantic Web languages like RDF and OWL, a property links two individuals or an individual and a value. The Note presents patterns and considerations for representing relations between more than two individuals or values. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/NOTE-swbp-n-aryRelations-20060412/
http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

7. Last Call: Mobile Web Best Practices

2006-04-12: The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has released a second Last Call Working Draft of Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0. The draft describes how to produce Web content and Web sites intended for delivery to mobile and small-screen devices. Written for all participants in the mobile value chain, the document is designed to improve user experience. Comments are welcome through 3 May. Read about the W3C Mobile Web Initiative, a joint effort by authoring tool vendors, content providers, handset manufacturers, browser vendors and mobile operators. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-mobile-bp-20060412/
http://www.w3.org/Mobile/

8. Working Draft for XML Processing Model

2006-04-11: The XML Processing Model Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of XML Processing Model Requirements and Use Cases. The draft describes the conceptual model of XML process interactions, the XML Pipeline Language to describe these interactions, and the inputs and outputs of the overall process. The group is chartered to standardize the order, parameters, and expected results for transformations for the large group of specifications such as XSLT, XML Schema, XInclude and XML Canonicalization that operate on and produce XML documents. Visit the XML home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-xproc-requirements-20060411/
http://www.w3.org/XML/

9. Working Draft: CSS 2.1

2006-04-11: Addressing many of the comments received during Last Call, the CSS Working Group has published a Working Draft of Cascading Style Sheets, level 2 revision 1 (CSS 2.1). CSS 2.1 is derived from and is intended to replace CSS2. A snapshot of CSS language usage, the specification adds a few highly requested features, fixes errata and brings CSS2 in line with implementations. Visit the CSS home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-CSS21-20060411/
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

10. Working Draft for Device Description Repository

2006-04-10: The Device Description Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Device Description Repository Requirements 1.0. This draft contains requirements for storing and giving access to device descriptions. Topics include extensibility and capacity; query, access and management mechanisms, availability and resilience; extensibility; format and storage; and validation and accuracy. Read about the W3C Mobile Web Initiative, a joint effort by authoring tool vendors, content providers, handset manufacturers, browser vendors and mobile operators. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-DDR-requirements-20060410/
http://www.w3.org/News/2006#item62

11. Working Draft: Window Object

2006-04-10: The Web API Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Window Object 1.0. This draft defines the Window object, a long-standing de facto standard. Window provides the global namespace for Web scripting languages, access to other documents in a compound document by reference, timers and navigation to other locations. Read about the Rich Web Clients Activity. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-Window-20060407/
http://www.w3.org/News/2006#item61

12. SPARQL Specifications Are W3C Candidate Recommendations

2006-04-06: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the SPARQL specifications to Candidate Recommendations. With SPARQL (pronounced "sparkle"), developers and end users can write and consume search results across a wide range of information such as personal data, social networks and metadata about digital artifacts like music and images. SPARQL Query Language for RDF specifies syntax for authoring, matching and testing. SPARQL Protocol for RDF describes remote data access and transmission of queries from clients to processors. The SPARQL Query Results XML Format is provided for search results. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/CR-rdf-sparql-query-20060406/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/CR-rdf-sparql-protocol-20060406/

13. Working Draft: XMLHttpRequest Object for AJAX

2006-04-05: The Web API Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of The XMLHttpRequest Object. The draft documents features of the XMLHttpRequest object, the core component of AJAX. The interface allows scripts to perform HTTP client functions, such as submitting form data or loading data from a remote Web site. Read about the Rich Web Clients Activity. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-XMLHttpRequest-20060405/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJAX

14. W3C Launches China Office

2006-04-04: W3C is pleased to announce the opening of the W3C China Office. The Office is hosted at the School of Computer Science & Engineering of Beihang University in Beijing, China. Jinpeng Huai is Office Manager. Kauzuyuki Ashimura, Steve Bratt, Marie-Claire Forgue, Ivan Herman, Richard Ishida, and Dean Jackson are among those attending the opening ceremonies on 27-28 April. Read the press release and about W3C Offices. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.chinaw3c.org/
http://act.buaa.edu.cn/english/Default_En.asp

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