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Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] Requested editorial change to Appendix E inthe ODF 1.1 specification


Mary,

Mary McRae wrote:
> Ah, I shouldn't read my email in reverse order ;-)
> 
> Ok, I will go ahead and get the announcement out this afternoon. Yes, it's
> perfectly reasonable for this change request to be submitted as part of the
> public review process and later incorporated in the spec without requiring a
> further public review.

Thank you very much for starting the public review.

Michael
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mary 
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Peter.Korn@Sun.COM [mailto:Peter.Korn@Sun.COM] 
>>Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:15 PM
>>To: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
>>Cc: 'Richard Schwerdtfeger'; Michael.Brauer@Sun.COM; 
>>office-accessibility@lists.oasis-open.org; 
>>office@lists.oasis-open.org; 'Robert Weir'; mayue@cn.ibm.com
>>Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] Requested editorial 
>>change to Appendix E in the ODF 1.1 specification
>>
>>Hi Mary,
>>
>>The change we would like to make is a small clarification 
>>change in the non-normative portion of the document - Appendix E.
>>
>>Separately from Michael (who I believe has left work for the day in
>>Germany) I understand that if the document doesn't go out 
>>today, we miss our timeline.
>>
>>I believe this change can be made within the 60 day public 
>>review (as an editorial change, especially as it is non-normative).
>>
>>So, I suggest you do NOT delay, but go ahead with PR this afternoon.
>>
>>Rich - is this acceptable to you?
>>
>>
>>Peter
>>
>>>I was about to announce the PR this afternoon ... Michael, 
>>
>>let me know 
>>
>>>if I should hold up or if you'd instead like this handled 
>>
>>as a comment 
>>
>>>submitted during the public review to be incorporated prior 
>>
>>to CS vote.
>>
>>> 
>>>Mary
>>>
>>>    
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>----------
>>
>>>    *From:* Richard Schwerdtfeger [mailto:schwer@us.ibm.com]
>>>    *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:27 AM
>>>    *To:* Michael.Brauer@Sun.COM
>>>    *Cc:* office-accessibility@lists.oasis-open.org;
>>>    office@lists.oasis-open.org; Robert Weir; Peter.Korn@Sun.COM;
>>>    mayue@cn.ibm.com
>>>    *Subject:* [office-accessibility] Requested editorial change to
>>>    Appendix E in the ODF 1.1 specification
>>>
>>>    Michael,
>>>
>>>    The ODF Accessibility Subcommittee would like to make 
>>
>>an editorial
>>
>>>    change to the non-normative Appendix E.3 of the ODF 1.1
>>>    specification.
>>>
>>>    Change:
>>>
>>>    Users importing non-OpenDocument slides that contain tables need
>>>    access to the table structure via their assistive technology.
>>>    Therefore tables imported into OpenDocument from another file
>>>    format must have their structure preserved, and should 
>>
>>be imported
>>
>>>    as embedded spreadsheets.
>>>
>>>    to:
>>>
>>>    Users importing non-OpenDocument slides that contain tables need
>>>    access to the table structure via their assistive technology.
>>>    Therefore tables imported into an OpenDocument application from
>>>    another file format must have their structure 
>>
>>preserved, and when
>>
>>>    saved as ODF should be saved as embedded spreadsheets.
>>>
>>>    The way this was previously worded was ambiguous in that Open
>>>    Document applications may import powerpoint slides natively and
>>>    saying that you would need to convert the document to 
>>
>>an embedded
>>
>>>    spreadsheet for a powerpoint slide would be 
>>
>>incorrect.and we would
>>
>>>    like to see this changed.
>>>
>>>    We would like to have this appear in the ODF 1.1 specification
>>>    going out for public review next week however we do not 
>>
>>want this
>>
>>>    to hold up the 60 day review. If this cannot be done in time for
>>>    the review then we will add this as part of the review comments.
>>>
>>>    Rich
>>>
>>>
>>>    Rich Schwerdtfeger
>>>    Distinguished Engineer, SWG Accessibility Architect/Strategist
>>>    Chair, IBM Accessibility Architecture Review Board
>>>    blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/schwer
>>>
>>
> 



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