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What's Changed

• Major features and Rule set deployment date
• feature(extension): A sentence style with initial caps
• feature(engine): A sentence style with initial caps
• feature(package): A sentence style with initial caps

Extension

• fix(extension): A sentence style with initial caps

CI/CD packages

• fix(package-name-here): A sentence style with initial caps

Rules and Engine

• newrule(rule-ID-here): A sentence style with initial caps
• fixrule(rule-ID-here): A sentence style with initial caps

Chores and dependencies

• chore(engine, extension, package): A sentence style with initial caps
• Bump ... A sentence style with initial caps

New Contributors

• @ user name for new contributions made

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Sample release notes from August 6, 2024 v3.1.72

What's Changed

• Rule server update for latest Rule set deployment dated 6 August 2024 in #1969

Rules and Engine

• newrule(svg_graphics_labelled): Create a new rule to check the accessible name of an SVG element in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1909
• fixrule(input_haspopup_conflict): Add additional checks and update the messages in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1917
• fixrule(input_onchange_review): Update the input types and messages in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1928
• fixrules(meta_redirect_optional, aria_parent_required, aria_child_valid): Map to WCAG and ACT rules to improve consistency in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1962
• fixrule(all rules): Rule help Requirement matches Requirement listing rule in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1967
• fixrule(input_label_visible, input_placeholder_label_visible, input_checkboxes_grouped): Tighten the scope of the rules and merge help in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1944
• fix(engine): Update the engine to fix ARIA definition and other issues in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1936

Extensions (browser Dev Tools)

• fix(extension): Update Settings screenshots and text in User and Quick Guides for v7.3 support in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1965

CI/CD Packages

• fix(node): Add comments explaining value of the Jest boilerplate in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1950

Chores and dependencies

• chore(engine): Create build archive script in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1966

New Contributors

• @a-roberts made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1950