FYI: yesterday, a Speech API CG was proposed <http://www.w3.org/community/groups/proposed/#speech-api>.
Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: <public-new-w...@w3.org> > From: ext Do Not Reply <nob...@w3.org> > Date: April 2, 2012 4:54:46 PM EDT > To: <public-new-w...@w3.org> > Subject: Speech API Community Group Proposed > archived-at: <http://www.w3.org/mid/e1seoh0-0000yb...@kodos.w3.org> > > The Speech API Community Group has been proposed: > > -------------------------------------------------- > > The goal and scope of this Community Group is to produce a JavaScript > Speech API that supports the majority of use-cases in the the Speech > Incubator Group\'s Final Report [1], but is a simplified subset API, > such as this proposal [2]. For this initial specification, we believe > that a simplified subset API will accelerate implementation, > interoperability testing, standardization and ultimately developer > adoption. This JavaScript Speech API will enable web developers to > incorporate scripts into their web pages that can generate > text-to-speech output and can use speech recognition as an input for > forms, continuous dictation and control. Specification of HTML markup > and a network speech protocol are out-of-scope of this Community Group. > > > [1] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/htmlspeech/XGR-htmlspeech/ > [2] > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2011OctDec/att-1696/speechapi.html > > -------------------------------------------------- > > You are invited to support the creation of this group: > http://www.w3.org/community/groups/proposed#speech-api > > Once the group has a total of five supporters, W3C launch the group > and people can join to begin work. > > In order to join the group, you will need a W3C account. To request one: > http://www.w3.org/community/account/request > > If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires > the attention of the W3C staff, please send us email on > site-comme...@w3.org. > > Thank you, > W3C Community Development Team >
