RE: LC comment about API for Media Resource related to HTML5

The HTML WG chairs recommend you use a reference like the following:

> "For details of how media element interfaces in HTML documents are exposed by UAs, see the HTML5 specification."

/paulc

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael(tm) Smith [mailto:mike@w3.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:51 PM
To: Joakim S・・derberg; Daniel Park; Thierry MICHEL
Cc: Paul Cotton; rubys@intertwingly.net; mjs@apple.com; public-media-annotation@w3.org; Interaction
Subject: Re: LC comment about API for Media Resource related to HTML5

I'm sorry for our delay in getting a response back to the Media Annotations WG about this. I am discussing it with the chairs and we make sure we get back to you with a response by the end of this week.

  --Mike

Thierry MICHEL <tmichel@w3.org>, 2010-09-21 14:48 +0200:

> Dear HTML chairs,
> 
> Could you please acknowledge our previous email.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Thierry michel
> Staff contact for the MAWG
> 
> 
> 
> Le 13/09/2010 19:00, Thierry MICHEL a ・・crit :
> >Hi,
> >
> >The Media Annotations WG is currently discussing/responding to its LC 
> >comments.
> >
> >We have send on 01 Jun 2010 a schedule, and asked the HTML WG if it 
> >would fit your agenda. No response, which we interpret as "our 
> >schedule is fine" ;-)
> >
> >Then on 09 Jun 2010, we have sent the official Last Call Working 
> >Draft transition announcement [2] for the following two 
> >Recommendation Track
> >specifications:
> >
> >* API for Media Resource 1.0
> >http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-mediaont-api-1.0-20100608
> >
> >* Ontology for Media Resource 1.0
> >http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-mediaont-10-20100608
> >
> >The Last Call period for these documents ended on July 11, 2010.
> >
> >We haven't received your review from the HTML WG. Could you please 
> >let us know that you have no comments on these documents.
> >
> >Furthermore, today we have a specific issue of binding between HTML5 
> >and MAWG needed.
> >
> >We have received a substantial comment [3] about the API for Media 
> >Resource 1.0 as follows:
> >"Example on how to introduce this in HTML5 by making the 
> >HTMLMediaElement inherit from the MediaResource interface:" This 
> >shouldn't be an example. If a user agent is expected to expose this 
> >interface on media elements, then this has to be a MUST, possibly 
> >using an "implements" statement.
> >
> >This LC comment refers to section "3.1 MediaResource interface"
> >http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-mediaont-api-1.0-20100608/#mediaresource
> >-interface
> >
> >
> >and more specifically about the example provided in section "4. Usage 
> >examples"
> >Example 1: Return the name of the director of the movie "Apocalypse now".
> >//assume that the video elements in HTML5 inherit from the 
> >MediaResource interface video = 
> >document.getElementsByTagName("video");
> >
> >Stating a MUST in our spec seems unreliable, regarding the current 
> >advancement of HTML5.
> >
> >What is needed to get an object that implements the interface, 
> >HTMLMediaElement and inheritance issue from the MediaResource 
> >interface
> >
> >
> >Thank you for your advise on this issue.
> >
> >Thierry,
> >on behalf of the MAWG.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >[1]
> >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-media-annotation/2010Jun/0
> >023.html
> >
> >[2]
> >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-media-annotation/2010Jun/0
> >023.html
> >
> >
> >[3]
> >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-media-annotation/2010Aug/0
> >017.html
> >
> 

--
Michael(tm) Smith
http://people.w3.org/mike

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