[Bug 13333] audio, video (and source) elements require param children or equivalent

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13333

--- Comment #3 from Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com> 2011-07-23 04:58:38 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> The fact that param is defined on object, and made use of regularly in the
> manner I describe, and since it is the intent that audio and video elements
> supplant the use of object, it is necessary to retain this usage or provide an
> equivalent.

embed and object still exist. <audio> and <video> are only there for audio and
video resources.


> > Also not that swf or sliverlight files are much more than just audio or video
> > resources and can thus not be used in audio and video elements. So, those
> > examples are not really valid.
> 
> Oh? Why not? There is nothing in the definition of audio or video that preclude
> its use. There are no restrictions placed by HTML5 on the media type referenced
> by these elements. Since swf and silverlight can represent audio and video
> content,

I don't know enough about silverlight to comment, but I do know that swf does
not represent audio or video content. Instead, it represents a player that can
play back audio or video content. That is very different.


> why shouldn't they be reasonable examples. In any case, the problem
> described here is independent of the examples, and stands on its own without
> requiring use of these particular formats.

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Received on Saturday, 23 July 2011 04:58:43 UTC