- From: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:41:40 +1000
- To: Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com>
- Cc: Frank Olivier <Frank.Olivier@microsoft.com>, public-html <public-html@w3.org>
I agree. So, maybe we could do a s/caption file/text track resource/
if there are no objections?
Cheers,
Silvia.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:58 AM, Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com> wrote:
> 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 — Last Updated 18
>> > April 2012</h2>
>> > + <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard — 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 — Last Updated 18
>> > April 2012</h2>
>> > + <h2 class="no-num no-toc">Living Standard — 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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