- From: Ian Hickson via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:07:17 +0000
- To: public-html-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/html5/spec
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv11289
Modified Files:
Overview.html
Log Message:
Poster frames delay the 'load' event; stalling the video altogether doesn't. (whatwg r2911)
Index: Overview.html
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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
retrieving revision 1.2078
retrieving revision 1.2079
diff -u -d -r1.2078 -r1.2079
--- Overview.html 25 Mar 2009 10:30:52 -0000 1.2078
+++ Overview.html 25 Mar 2009 23:07:14 -0000 1.2079
@@ -16404,9 +16404,10 @@
or when the <code title=attr-video-poster><a href=#attr-video-poster>poster</a></code> attribute
is set, its value must be <a href=#resolve-a-url title="resolve a
url">resolved</a> relative to the element, and if that is
- successful, the resulting <a href=#absolute-url>absolute URL</a> must be <a href=#fetch title=fetch>fetched</a>. The <dfn id=poster-frame>poster frame</dfn> is then
- the image obtained from that resource, if any.</span></p><!-- thus
- it is unaffected by changes to the base URL. --><p class=note>The image given by the <code title=attr-video-poster><a href=#attr-video-poster>poster</a></code> attribute, the <i><a href=#poster-frame>poster
+ successful, the resulting <a href=#absolute-url>absolute URL</a> must be <a href=#fetch title=fetch>fetched</a>; this must <a href=#delay-the-load-event>delay the load
+ event</a>. The <dfn id=poster-frame>poster frame</dfn> is then the image obtained
+ from that resource, if any.</span></p><!-- thus it is unaffected by
+ changes to the base URL. --><p class=note>The image given by the <code title=attr-video-poster><a href=#attr-video-poster>poster</a></code> attribute, the <i><a href=#poster-frame>poster
frame</a></i>, is intended to be a representative frame of the video
(typically one of the first non-blank frames) that gives the user an
idea of what the video is like.<div class=impl>
@@ -17483,6 +17484,13 @@
downloading any further content leads to a more efficient use of
the network resources.</p>
+ <p>When a user agent decides to completely stall a download,
+ e.g. if it is waiting until the user starts playback before
+ downloading any further content, the element's
+ <a href=#delaying-the-load-event-flag>delaying-the-load-event flag</a> must be set to
+ false. This stops <a href=#delay-the-load-event title="delay the load event">delaying the
+ load event</a>.</p>
+
<p>The user agent may use whatever means necessary to fetch the
resource (within the constraints put forward by this and other
specifications); for example, reconnecting to the server in the
Received on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 23:07:33 UTC