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  • I put out a call from the @wordpress…

    I put out a call from the @wordpress Twitter account yesterday asking for accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for…

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  • If anyone would like to take a stroll th…

    If anyone would like to take a stroll through 3.2 or the new default theme, Twenty Eleven, and identify any accessibility issues, now would be the time if we want to patch them before release. You can access 3.2 trunk by using the beta testers plugin: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/ Any accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers…

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  • We’re wrapping up the first version of Twenty…

    We’re wrapping up the first version of Twenty Eleven, and have one blockerblocker A bug which is so severe that it blocks a release.: the headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the…

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  • FYI we’ve given temporary commit privileges to @dkoopersmith…

    FYI, we’ve given temporary commit privileges to @dkoopersmith, as he is running with the style updates and has been such a solid contributor in the past. This temp commit period will extend until we hit RC1, and will be limited to the UIUI User interface work. Congrats, Daryl!

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  • Dev Chat Summary – May 4, 2011

    We have passed feature freeze, and are now in UIUI User interface week, leading up to a betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function…

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  • #17324 – UI Style Update

    This thread is for suggestions/questions about the UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface – the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. decisions in the 3.2 style update, so the tracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues…

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  • For all you SVN uppers don’t freak out…

    For all you SVNSVN Subversion, the popular version control system (VCS) by the Apache project, used by WordPress to manage changes to its codebase.-uppers, don’t freak out: we’re trying out the style refresh that’s been being talked about over on the UI blog, and things might look a little ugly as we get it all…

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  • Hello polyglots After a long wait the next…

    Hello polyglots! After a long wait, the next release of WordPress for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. will have translations. https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/ios/dev We already have started translating to some languages like es or sv, but it’d be nice if some of the usual translators for those languages could review for consistency. And…

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  • There are quite a few TwentyEleven strings in…

    There are quite a few TwentyEleven stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. in the WordPress POT. Since we already have access to the TwentyEleven POT, could those strings be moved out now, so as to not translate strings which are going to…

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  • Please setup russian branch into JetPack translation on…

    Please, setup russian branch into JetPack translation on translate.wordpress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you…

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