ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 **N1672**

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  **Title:**           Recommendations of the WG8 Meeting, Alexandria,
                       Virginia, 18--22 April 1994

  **Source:**          WG8

  **Project:**         All WG8 projects

  **Status of          WG8 approved recommendations
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  **Date:**            22 April 1994

  **Distribution:**    WG8 and liaisons
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# Recommendations of the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 Meeting Alexandria, Virginia, 18--22 April 1994 {#recommendations-of-the-isoiec-jtc1sc18wg8-meeting-alexandria-virginia-1822-april-1994 .TL}

## Recommendation 1 Progress of Model

WG8 accepts N1708 as the Disposition of Comments for the ballot on PDTR
11585, the WG8 Model, and N1709 as Editing Instructions. WG8 authorizes
the editor to prepare a new text according to the instructions and
forward it to the SC18 Secretariat for further processing and ballot.

## Recommendation 2 Progress of DSSSL

WG8 has already accepted N1550 at the January 1993 meeting of WG8 as the
Disposition of Comments on the ballot on DIS 10179. WG8 authorizes the
DSSSL editor to prepare a revised text of DIS 10179 and to forward that
text to the SC18 Secretariat for processing as a second DIS.

## Recommendation 3 Progression of DIS 13673 (Conformance Testing for SGML)

WG8 accepts N1698 as the Disposition of Comments for the DIS ballot on
*Conformance Testing for SGML Systems* and N1699 as the Editing
Instructions corresponding to that Disposition. WG8 instructs the editor
of DIS 13673 to carry out the instructions and forward the final text of
the standard to the SC18 Secretariat for final processing by ITTF.

## Recommendation 4 SGML Review

WG8 accepts N1701 and its attachments as the Second Interim Report of
the SGML Review.

## Recommendation 5 Response to U.K. National Activity Report

WG8 accepts N1695 and N 1696 as its responses to the questions about
DSSSL progression and SGML review raised in the U.K. National Activity
Report.

## Recommendation 6 Progress of PDTR 9573-15

WG8 accepts N1720 as the Disposition of Comments for the ballot on PDTR
9573-15 and N1721 as Editing Instructions. WG8 authorizes the editor to
prepare a new text according to the instructions and forward it to the
SC18 Secretariat for further processing and ballot.

## Recommendation 7 9541 defect processing

WG8 accepts N1691 and N1693 as Defect Reports 010 and 011 and N1692 and
N1694 as their corresponding resolutions and also accepts N1717 as the
resolution to N1663 Rev and instructs the Font Information Interchange
Defects Editor to process these documents according to the SC18
procedures.

## Recommendation 8 9541-3, Amendment to Editing Instructions

WG8 accepts the Japanese comments on N1640 as documented in N1662 and
requests the project editor to generate a revised text to be forwarded
to SC18 for PDAM ballot processing.

## Recommendation 9 10036 defect processing

WG8 accepts N1718 as Defect Report 002 for ISO/IEC 10036 and N1719 as
its resolution and instructs the Font Information Interchange Defects
Editor to process these documents according to the SC18 procedures.

## Recommendation 10 Amendment to ISO/IEC 10036

WG8 accepts N1706 as the definition of an extension to the title and
scope of ISO/IEC 10036 and requests that the SC18 Secretariat amend the
"Minor Extensions" report (N4466 Rev) to reflect the changes recommended
by N1706.

## Recommendation 11 Progress of 9541-4

WG8 reauthorizes the editor of 9541-4 to produce a CD text and forward
it to the SC18 Secretariat for processing.

## Recommendation 12 Disposition of Comments for SC 18 N4453

WG8 accepts N 1689 as the Disposition of Comments for the approval of
minor extensions to the Font Information Interchange project that were
balloted in SC18 N4453.

## Recommendation 13 Progress of SMSL

WG8 reauthorizes the editor of SMSL to produce a CD text and forward it
to the SC18 Secretariat for processing.

## Recommendation 14 Representative to World Font Meeting

WG8 appoints Mr. Alan Griffee as its representative to the Third World
Font Meeting in Taipei, 25--28 May 1994.

## Recommendation 15 Liaison statements

WG8 accepts the following liaison statements and forwards them to the
appropriate bodies (through the SC18 Secretariat, as appropriate):

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  **Number**   **Subject**                            **Recipient**

  1697         Hypermedia scripting languages         SC29/WG12 and ITU-T Q
                                                      VIII

  1707         Request for registration services      AFII
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## Recommendation 16 Collection of Notation Declarations

WG8 draws the attention of experts on data encoding to the information
being collected in N1716, "Notation Declarations for data encoding
standards".

## Recommendation 17 Programme of Work

WG8 accepts N1671 as a statement of its Programme of Work, including
target dates, assignment of editors and liaisons, and schedule of future
meetings.

## Recommendation 18 Annual Report

WG8 accepts N1670 as the Annual Report of its Convenor to the SC18
Plenary.

## Recommendation 19 Response to Japanese suggestion for a new technical report

WG8 thanks the Japanese National Body for its suggestion of a Technical
Report on Techniques for Using HyTime. It is not necessary for WG8 to
initiate such proposal, but if the Japanese NB wishes to submit a
proposal to SC18, WG8 would not object to being assigned the project.

## Recommendation 20 Registration Authority for ISO 9070

WG8 requests that the SC18 Secretariat investigate what is needed to
complete approval of the Graphic Communications Association as the
Registration Authority for ISO 9070. This approval has been delayed for
several years, and meanwhile the demand for the Registration Authority
is increasing..

## Recommendation 21 Thanks to GCA and InfoDesign for hosting the meetings

WG8 thanks the Graphic Communications Association and InfoDesign
Corporation for hosting the meetings in Alexandria. Special thanks are
due to Joy Blake and Ed Herl for handling arrangements and Marilee
Eitner for the administrative support.