30 August 2002: The W3C Technical
Architecture Group (TAG) has released its first public Working Draft,
Architectural Principles of the
World Wide Web. Comments are welcome. This document establishes a
reference set of principles and good practice for Web architecture,
including identifiers, formats, and protocols. Visit the TAG home page. (News archive)
 XML-Signature XPath Filter Becomes a W3C Proposed
Recommendation
27 August 2002: W3C is pleased to announce
the advancement of XML-Signature XPath Filter
2.0 to Proposed Recommendation. Comments are welcome through 24
September. The specification defines a means to digitally sign a
document subset using XPath, the language for addressing parts of an
XML document. Visit the XML Signature home
page. (News archive)
QA
Framework: Specification Guidelines Working Draft Published
26 August 2002: The Quality Assurance (QA)
Working Group has released a Working Draft of the QA Framework: Specification
Guidelines. The guidelines are designed to help W3C Working Groups
write clearer, more implementable, and better testable technical
reports. This is a major revision and comments are welcome. Visit the
QA home page. (News archive)
HTML Working
Group Rechartered
23 August 2002: W3C is pleased to announce
the rechartering of the HTML Working Group through August 2004. The
group seeks to fulfill the promise of XML for applying XHTML to a wide
variety of platforms. It supports rich Web content, combining XHTML
with W3C work in areas such as math, scalable vector graphics,
synchronized multimedia, and forms. Read the group's work items in its
charter and visit the HTML home page. (News archive)
Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Working Draft Published
22 August 2002: The Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group has released a Working
Draft of the Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. Following WCAG checkpoints makes Web
content accessible to people with disabilities, and to a variety of
Web-enabled devices, such as phones, handhelds, kiosks, and network
appliances. Read about the Web Accessibility
Initiative. (News archive)
User Agent
Accessibility Guidelines Last Call Published
21 August 2002: The User Agent
Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has released User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
1.0 as a Last Call Working Draft. Comments are welcome through 18
September. Written for developers of user agents, the guidelines lower
barriers to Web accessibility for people with disabilities (visual,
hearing, physical, cognitive, and neurological). The companion Techniques Working Draft
is also updated. Read about the Web Accessibility
Initiative. (News archive)
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