Re: TTML Agenda for 15/05/13 - Proposed updates to charter

> Because most browsers have refused to implement TTML support in the past.

But browsers intend to implement the TextTrackAPI, and the
TextTrackAPI is read-write, i.e. one can both read and create cues,
right?

Best,

-- Pierre

On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Silvia Pfeiffer
<silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Pierre-Anthony Lemieux
> <pal@sandflow.com> wrote:
>> Hi Silvia et al.,
>>
>>> Think about a sw developer who has a TTML file and wants to translate
>>> it to a WebVTT file to be rendered in a Web browser that only supports
>>> WebVTT.
>>
>> If there is a mapping between TTML and the TextTrackAPI, i.e. a
>> mapping between TTML and HTML 5, why would one need to translate the
>> file?
>
> Because most browsers have refused to implement TTML support in the past.
>
> Best Regards,
> Silvia.

Received on Friday, 17 May 2013 02:03:58 UTC