- From: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:33:36 +0200
- To: "Doug Schepers" <schepers@w3.org>, "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:16:16 +0200, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org> wrote: > Hi, HTML WG- > > In looking into "activation behavior" for the DOM3 Events spec, I was > reviewing the HTML5 spec. Currently, the <audio> and <video> elements > do not have defined activation behavior. > > I suggest that they should, and propose that the activation behavior for > <audio> and <video> is to play if the media is currently stopped or > paused, and to pause if the media is currently playing. Why? The user can pause and play video and audio with the browser's native controls, or from the browser's context menu, or from the page's scripted controls. It should be possible to put a <video> inside a link, and then clicking the video should just follow the link -- not pause or play the video. -- Simon Pieters Opera Software
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