[Bug 23710] New: Add support for forced subtitles

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23710

            Bug ID: 23710
           Summary: Add support for forced subtitles
           Product: WHATWG
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: PC
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML
          Assignee: ian@hixie.ch
          Reporter: silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com
        QA Contact: contributor@whatwg.org
                CC: eoconnor@apple.com, eric.carlson@apple.com,
                    glenn@skynav.com, mike@w3.org,
                    public-html-admin@w3.org,
                    public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
                    silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com, victor.carbune@gmail.com
        Depends on: 21667

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #21667 +++

Rationale:
http://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/whatwg-whatwg.org/2013-April/039374.html

also see the discussion on the bug.

The request is to introduce @kind="forced" with "forced subtitles" defineded
as:
Forced Subtitles are common on movies. Forced subtitles only provide subtitles
when the characters speak a foreign or alien language, or a sign, flag, or
other text in a scene is not translated in the localization and dubbing
process. In some cases, foreign dialogue may be left untranslated if the movie
is meant to be seen from the point of view of a particular character who does
not speak the language in question.

Note that WebKit already has an implementation of this and Chromium has a bug:
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=271185 .

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Received on Saturday, 2 November 2013 02:39:33 UTC