Re: [whatwg] Video proposals

On Sat, March 17, 2007 12:33 pm, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
>
> On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:28:50 +0100, Matthew Ratzloff
> <matt@builtfromsource.com> wrote:
>> I don't understand why a <video> element is "easier to manipulate than
>> [an] <object> element".  How does a unique name make it easier to work
>> with?
>
> Having a dedicated API allows for a dedicated API. I tried to elaborate on
> this on my blog earlier today:
>
>    http://annevankesteren.nl/2007/03/video

I thought the comments raised some valid points.  Do Flash videos use the
<video> element or the <object> element?  Is there going to be an <audio>
element as well?  Why not <media>, since the principles of video and audio
are basically the same?

-Matt

Received on Saturday, 17 March 2007 19:48:53 UTC