Re: Issue 188 changes ("Generic Text Track")

I would suggest using "resource" instead of "file". It need not be stored
in a "file".

On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Frank Olivier
<Frank.Olivier@microsoft.com>wrote:

> I agree. "Text track file" is a more generic and apt description for all
> the use cases you mentioned.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Silvia Pfeiffer [mailto:silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 6:39 PM
> To: Frank Olivier
> Cc: public-html
> Subject: Issue 188 changes ("Generic Text Track")
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> Ian made the below changes to the HTML spec where he replaced the use of
> "WebVTT file" with "caption file" because of the change proposal that was
> accepted for issue 188 [1].
>
> I'd like to raise my concerns about the term "caption file" and would
> prefer we used something like "text track file", so we can continue to mark
> up chapters and descriptions with such a file, too. Otherwise the HTML spec
> can really only use <track> for captions and not for other kinds of data
> (including subtitles, descriptions, chapters and metadata).
>
> Would you agree?
>
> Regards,
> Silvia.
>
> [1] http://www.w3.org/wiki/ISSUE188/GenericTextTrack
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 9:42 AM:
> > Author: ianh
> > Date: 2012-04-19 16:42:42 -0700 (Thu, 19 Apr 2012) New Revision: 7060
> >
> > Modified:
> >   complete.html
> >   index
> >   source
> > Log:
> > [e] (0) apply wg decision
> > Affected topics: HTML
> >
> > Modified: complete.html
> > ===================================================================
> > --- complete.html       2012-04-19 22:54:19 UTC (rev 7059)
> > +++ complete.html       2012-04-19 23:42:42 UTC (rev 7060)
> > @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
> >
> >   <header class=head id=head><p><a class=logo
> > href=http://www.whatwg.org/><img alt=WHATWG height=101
> > src=/images/logo width=101></a></p>
> >    <hgroup><h1 class=allcaps>HTML</h1>
> > -    <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard &mdash; Last Updated 18
> > April 2012</h2>
> > +    <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard &mdash; Last Updated 19
> > + April 2012</h2>
> >    </hgroup><dl><dt><strong>Web developer edition:</strong></dt>
> >     <dd><strong><a
> > href=http://developers.whatwg.org/>http://developers.whatwg.org/</a></
> > strong></dd>
> >     <dt>Multiple-page version:</dt>
> > @@ -1525,6 +1525,10 @@
> >    the "they're ugly" use case), because of a <a
> > href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0786.html
> > >working
> >    group chair decision from March 2012</a>.</li>
> >
> > +   <li>The W3C HTML specification uses the term "caption file" in
> > +   place of "WebVTT file" in certain places, because of a <a
> > + href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0557.ht
> > + ml>working
> > +   group chair decision from March 2012</a>.</li>
> > +
> >   </ul><p>The following sections are only published in the WHATWG
> >   specifications and are not currently available anywhere else:</p>
> >
> > @@ -26953,12 +26957,17 @@
> >   provided, either as a separate track embedded in the video stream,
> >   or a separate audio track in an <code><a
> > href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code> element <a
> > href=#slaved-media-elements title="slaved media elements">slaved</a>
> > to the same controller
> >   as the <code><a href=#the-video-element>video</a></code> element(s),
> > or in text form using a
> > -  <a href=#webvtt-file>WebVTT file</a> referenced using the <code><a
> > href=#the-track-element>track</a></code>
> > -  element and synthesized into speech by the user agent. WebVTT can
> > -  also be used to provide chapter titles. For users who would rather
> > -  not use a media element at all, transcripts or other textual
> > -  alternatives can be provided by simply linking to them in the prose
> > -  near the <code><a href=#the-video-element>video</a></code> element.
> > <a href=#refsWEBVTT>[WEBVTT]</a></p>
> > +  <a href=#webvtt-file>WebVTT file</a> <!--FORK-->
> > +  referenced using the <code><a
> > +href=#the-track-element>track</a></code> element and synthesized into
> > +  speech by the user agent. WebVTT can also be used to provide
> > +chapter
> > +  titles. For users who would rather not use a media element at all,
> > +  transcripts or other textual alternatives can be provided by simply
> > +  linking to them in the prose near the <code><a
> href=#the-video-element>video</a></code> element.
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  <a href=#refsWEBVTT>[WEBVTT]</a>
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  </p>
> >
> >   <p>The <code><a href=#the-video-element>video</a></code> element is
> > a <a href=#media-element>media element</a>
> >   whose <a href=#media-data>media data</a> is ostensibly video data,
> > possibly @@ -27311,9 +27320,16 @@
> >   instead of the <code><a href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code>
> > element to play the audio,
> >   allowing users to enable the visual alternatives. Chapter titles can
> >   be provided to aid navigation, using the <code><a
> > href=#the-track-element>track</a></code> element
> > -  and a WebVTT file. And, naturally, transcripts or other textual
> > -  alternatives can be provided by simply linking to them in the prose
> > -  near the <code><a href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code> element.
> > <a href=#refsWEBVTT>[WEBVTT]</a></p>
> > +  and a
> > +  <a href=#webvtt-file>WebVTT file</a>.
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  And, naturally, transcripts or other textual alternatives can be
> > +  provided by simply linking to them in the prose near the
> > +  <code><a href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code> element.
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  <a href=#refsWEBVTT>[WEBVTT]</a>
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  </p>
> >
> >   <p>The <code><a href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code> element is
> > a <a href=#media-element>media element</a>
> >   whose <a href=#media-data>media data</a> is ostensibly audio
> > data.</p>
> >
> > Modified: index
> > ===================================================================
> > --- index       2012-04-19 22:54:19 UTC (rev 7059)
> > +++ index       2012-04-19 23:42:42 UTC (rev 7060)
> > @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
> >
> >   <header class=head id=head><p><a class=logo
> > href=http://www.whatwg.org/><img alt=WHATWG height=101
> > src=/images/logo width=101></a></p>
> >    <hgroup><h1 class=allcaps>HTML</h1>
> > -    <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard &mdash; Last Updated 18
> > April 2012</h2>
> > +    <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard &mdash; Last Updated 19
> > + April 2012</h2>
> >    </hgroup><dl><dt><strong>Web developer edition:</strong></dt>
> >     <dd><strong><a
> > href=http://developers.whatwg.org/>http://developers.whatwg.org/</a></
> > strong></dd>
> >     <dt>Multiple-page version:</dt>
> > @@ -1525,6 +1525,10 @@
> >    the "they're ugly" use case), because of a <a
> > href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0786.html
> > >working
> >    group chair decision from March 2012</a>.</li>
> >
> > +   <li>The W3C HTML specification uses the term "caption file" in
> > +   place of "WebVTT file" in certain places, because of a <a
> > + href=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0557.ht
> > + ml>working
> > +   group chair decision from March 2012</a>.</li>
> > +
> >   </ul><p>The following sections are only published in the WHATWG
> >   specifications and are not currently available anywhere else:</p>
> >
> > @@ -26953,12 +26957,17 @@
> >   provided, either as a separate track embedded in the video stream,
> >   or a separate audio track in an <code><a
> > href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code> element <a
> > href=#slaved-media-elements title="slaved media elements">slaved</a>
> > to the same controller
> >   as the <code><a href=#the-video-element>video</a></code> element(s),
> > or in text form using a
> > -  <a href=#webvtt-file>WebVTT file</a> referenced using the <code><a
> > href=#the-track-element>track</a></code>
> > -  element and synthesized into speech by the user agent. WebVTT can
> > -  also be used to provide chapter titles. For users who would rather
> > -  not use a media element at all, transcripts or other textual
> > -  alternatives can be provided by simply linking to them in the prose
> > -  near the <code><a href=#the-video-element>video</a></code> element.
> > <a href=#refsWEBVTT>[WEBVTT]</a></p>
> > +  <a href=#webvtt-file>WebVTT file</a> <!--FORK-->
> > +  referenced using the <code><a
> > +href=#the-track-element>track</a></code> element and synthesized into
> > +  speech by the user agent. WebVTT can also be used to provide
> > +chapter
> > +  titles. For users who would rather not use a media element at all,
> > +  transcripts or other textual alternatives can be provided by simply
> > +  linking to them in the prose near the <code><a
> href=#the-video-element>video</a></code> element.
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  <a href=#refsWEBVTT>[WEBVTT]</a>
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  </p>
> >
> >   <p>The <code><a href=#the-video-element>video</a></code> element is
> > a <a href=#media-element>media element</a>
> >   whose <a href=#media-data>media data</a> is ostensibly video data,
> > possibly @@ -27311,9 +27320,16 @@
> >   instead of the <code><a href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code>
> > element to play the audio,
> >   allowing users to enable the visual alternatives. Chapter titles can
> >   be provided to aid navigation, using the <code><a
> > href=#the-track-element>track</a></code> element
> > -  and a WebVTT file. And, naturally, transcripts or other textual
> > -  alternatives can be provided by simply linking to them in the prose
> > -  near the <code><a href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code> element.
> > <a href=#refsWEBVTT>[WEBVTT]</a></p>
> > +  and a
> > +  <a href=#webvtt-file>WebVTT file</a>.
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  And, naturally, transcripts or other textual alternatives can be
> > +  provided by simply linking to them in the prose near the
> > +  <code><a href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code> element.
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  <a href=#refsWEBVTT>[WEBVTT]</a>
> > +<!--FORK-->
> > +  </p>
> >
> >   <p>The <code><a href=#the-audio-element>audio</a></code> element is
> > a <a href=#media-element>media element</a>
> >   whose <a href=#media-data>media data</a> is ostensibly audio
> > data.</p>
> >
> > Modified: source
> > ===================================================================
> > --- source      2012-04-19 22:54:19 UTC (rev 7059)
> > +++ source      2012-04-19 23:42:42 UTC (rev 7060)
> > @@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
> >
> > href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0786.htm
> > l">working
> >    group chair decision from March 2012</a>.</li>
> >
> > +   <li>The W3C HTML specification uses the term "caption file" in
> > +   place of "WebVTT file" in certain places, because of a <a
> > +
> > + href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Mar/0557.h
> > + tml">working
> > +   group chair decision from March 2012</a>.</li>
> > +
> >   </ul>
> >
> >   <p>The following sections are only published in the WHATWG @@
> > -29024,12 +29029,20 @@
> >   or a separate audio track in an <code>audio</code> element <span
> >   title="slaved media elements">slaved</span> to the same controller
> >   as the <code>video</code> element(s), or in text form using a
> > -  <span>WebVTT file</span> referenced using the <code>track</code>
> > -  element and synthesized into speech by the user agent. WebVTT can
> > -  also be used to provide chapter titles. For users who would rather
> > -  not use a media element at all, transcripts or other textual
> > -  alternatives can be provided by simply linking to them in the prose
> > -  near the <code>video</code> element. <a
> > href="#refsWEBVTT">[WEBVTT]</a></p>
> > +<!--END dev-html--><!--END complete--><!--FORK-->
> > +  caption file
> > +<!--START dev-html--><!--START complete--><!--END
> > +w3c-html--><!--FORK-->
> > +  <span>WebVTT file</span>
> > +<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK-->
> > +  referenced using the <code>track</code> element and synthesized
> > +into
> > +  speech by the user agent. WebVTT can also be used to provide
> > +chapter
> > +  titles. For users who would rather not use a media element at all,
> > +  transcripts or other textual alternatives can be provided by simply
> > +  linking to them in the prose near the <code>video</code> element.
> > +<!--END w3c-html--><!--FORK-->
> > +  <a href="#refsWEBVTT">[WEBVTT]</a>
> > +<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK-->
> > +  </p>
> >
> >   <p>The <code>video</code> element is a <span>media element</span>
> >   whose <span>media data</span> is ostensibly video data, possibly @@
> > -29425,9 +29438,19 @@
> >   instead of the <code>audio</code> element to play the audio,
> >   allowing users to enable the visual alternatives. Chapter titles can
> >   be provided to aid navigation, using the <code>track</code> element
> > -  and a WebVTT file. And, naturally, transcripts or other textual
> > -  alternatives can be provided by simply linking to them in the prose
> > -  near the <code>audio</code> element. <a
> > href="#refsWEBVTT">[WEBVTT]</a></p>
> > +  and a
> > +<!--END dev-html--><!--END complete--><!--FORK-->
> > +  caption file.
> > +<!--START dev-html--><!--START complete--><!--END
> > +w3c-html--><!--FORK-->
> > +  <span>WebVTT file</span>.
> > +<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK-->
> > +  And, naturally, transcripts or other textual alternatives can be
> > +  provided by simply linking to them in the prose near the
> > +  <code>audio</code> element.
> > +<!--END w3c-html--><!--FORK-->
> > +  <a href="#refsWEBVTT">[WEBVTT]</a>
> > +<!--START w3c-html--><!--FORK-->
> > +  </p>
> >
> >   <p>The <code>audio</code> element is a <span>media element</span>
> >   whose <span>media data</span> is ostensibly audio data.</p>
> >
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