Re: TextTrackCue changes from Silvia Pfeiffer on 2013-09-28 (public-html@w3.org from September 2013)

From: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 11:52:08 +1000
To: "Jerry Smith (WINDOWS)" <jdsmith@microsoft.com>
Cc: Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com>, public-html <public-html@w3.org>
Message-ID: <CAHp8n2maO3VhHGbRG5utGhX0zh-_SBFBLsMAoWF0Pr1mTbE8yg@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Jerry Smith (WINDOWS)
<jdsmith@microsoft.com> wrote:
> I am going to confirm this.  My understanding is that we support GetCueAsHTML for both TTML and WebVTT caption files.  We do not support the WebVTT based semantics for script generated cues.


So there's your answer for why the previous spec was bad interface design.

I think you will find that with the abstract TextTrackCue interface,
and with the new DataCue interface, it will be easier for you to
support multiple caption formats and other text track kinds.

I'm sure Glenn will soon provide an adequate interface for TTML cues,
but for that you'll have to watch the Timed Text Working Group.

HTH,
Silvia.

Received on Saturday, 28 September 2013 01:52:55 UTC