fantasai: Weblog

Change of Affiliation

Switching from W3C Invited Expert to Apple/WebKit

Thoughts on the May 2019 W3C Advisory Board Election

Some context on W3C’s election and its candidates...

W3C Process 2020 Presentation

Presenting the first major update to the W3C Process in a very long time...

Thoughts on the May 2019 W3C Advisory Board Election

The next few years are critical to W3C’s existence, so here's some context on the election and its candidates.

Running for the W3C Advisory Board

My coworkers finally peer-pressured me into running.

Designing CSS

Last September, I participated in the “W3C Workshop on Digital Publication Layout and Presentation” in Tokyo, where I had the opportunity to expand on the design principles of CSS I first presented in my Evolution of CSS Layout talk in 2011.

Thoughts on the May 2018 W3C Advisory Board Election

Who I'd place on the W3C Advisory Board and why.

Environmental Sustainability Recommendations for Mountain View Buildings

Summary of greenhouse gas reduction recommendations from the City of Mountain View’s public input event.

The Way of Music

Excerpts from a letter about moving forward through a maze of lost.

Washing Dishes Clean

An explanation of what it means to wash dishes clean, and how to do it.

Open Letter on the Iran Nuclear Deal

An argument in favor of approving the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Recipe for a Minimum Viable Kitchen

How little can one pack and still have a fully-functional chef´s kitchen?

Creating a Paid Contributor Agreement for Mozilla

David Boswell wants to create a Volunteer Agreement for Mozilla. I propose creating a Non-Volunteer Agreement for Mozilla.

On Brendan Eich and the Separation of Concerns

A summary of the most informed writing on the Brendan Eich controversy, and some perspective from my 15 years as a Mozillan.

TAG Election Endorsements 2012

Thoughts on the upcoming TAG election of 2012.

Approaching UTR50

A response to Taro Yamamoto's proposal for Mixed Vertical Orientation

Job Description of a Standards Engineer

My manager asked me to write up my job description, since HR didn't have one on file. Thought others might also find it amusing, so I posted it here.

Evolution of CSS Layout

I presented at PhillyETE on the history and future of CSS layout. Here are my notes, slides, and a screencast.

W3C Process Potholes

A discussion of problems with the W3C Process.

about:csswg

An Inside View of the CSS Working Group at W3C

about:fantasai

Wherefor fantasai.

Hiatus

I need a break. Can I spend a few weeks by myself with a C++ compiler, pretty please?

E Pluribus Unum

Daniel Glazman's reflections on Mozilla's miscommunications, because sometimes someone else expresses clearly the vague unease at the back of one's mind.

Towards a Unified Ruby Model

More than you ever wanted to know about the design of ruby annotation markup.

Creating the Future of CSS Testing (2011 Edition)

The current status of the W3C CSS testing infrastructure, the intended future of CSS testing, and what's missing to get us there.

Creating the Future of CSS Testing

The current status of the W3C CSS testing infrastructure, the intended future of CSS testing, and what's missing to get us there.

CSS2.1 and the Case for Collaborative Testing

The role of CSS2.1 and its test suite, and how collaboration among implementors and authors could make the W3C test suites valuable to the Web.

Introducing Brad Kemper, CSSWG Invited Expert

Brad Kemper, a web designer with an aptitude for the technical side and some good communications skills, joins the CSS Working Group. Here's why.

Layout Is Expensive

My rant on why proposing a new layout system for CSS is not the best feedback to give the CSSWG.

CSS Working Group Charter 2008

Report on WASP feedback for the CSSWG charter, an explanation of the rechartering process, and a look at our high-priority specs.

Riddle of the Universe

I haven't found the answer.

Pulling Back the Curtain: Opening Up the CSS Working Group

Part II of my perspective on what the CSS Working Group is doing, how it operates, and where it should be headed. This part discusses our problems and how I think we should address them.

Behind the Scenes: What is the CSS Working Group doing?

Part I of my perspective on what the CSS Working Group is doing, how it operates, and where it should be headed. This part answers some questions and debunks some myths about how we work, what we work on, and why.

The True Story of mpt and fantasai

or, You've Got Mail: the geeky version. This is a long story: sappy and romantic, but true, and probably the most personal post that will ever make its way here. Skip it if you don't care.

Long Vacation

Taking a break.

CSS3 Text Evolutions

Status update on CSS3 Text

What is Mozilla?

Trying to answer the question "What is Mozilla?"

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When to Use PDF

HTML+CSS is not a replacement for PDF—and vice versa.

Revised CSS3 Text - First Public Working Draft

Announcing a new official W3C Working Draft

Art of Semantics

Exerpts from a discussion between Christopher Päper and Ian Hickson

Travel Notes

How to attend W3C meetings in the south of France without spending a fortune

Filibuster Frist

Just noticing creative protest on a US college campus

UTN 22

Announcing the publication of Unicode Technical Note 22: Robust Vertical Text Layout

SSSS

Quad-S to Phoenix, Arizona

CSS and Multi-Script Text

An announcement, a call for help, and a request for complaints

Free as in Freedom

Comments on Open Source terminology

The Law of Hospitality

Musings on the old Code

Organizing the Documentation Effort

Some ideas for improving the documentation scene

Yom Kippur

In religious ceremony, sometimes less is more.

Firefox and Switching Styles

Saving the alternate style switcher for Firefox 1.0

Link Types for RSS and Atom Feeds

How autodiscovery is corrupting rel="alternate"

An Absence of Aesthetics

Hixie's not a graphic designer

Sitting on the Outside, Looking Up

A little bit of nothing, nonsense that means something to me

"A Touch of Class"

A pleasant Sunday evening in Oslo

Task Force

WHAT?

W3

fantasai goes to the Tech Plenary, and other exciting news

A Stitch in Time

Not quite a disaster

Content and Hype

English Composition for Marketers

What is Love

My own definition

Reviewer at Small

Copyediting CSS2.1

Losing it

Visions of reality

Personality Type

Know thyself

Happiness

Because friends make me happy~

Moving

Source: Tripod — Destination: InkedBlade

Black Tuesday

The Ides of July

Words of Wisdom

Perspective on getting paid

Big and Small

<big>, <small>, and the subtleties of marking inflectional semantics

Why validate your pages?

Validation is not pointless

Experiment

My motivation to start a weblog