Re: srcN - Alternative to picture and srcset

currentSrc is used on <video> and <audio> where multiple possible sources
exist. Why is this any different? Did Hixie explain his reasoning?


On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Marcos Caceres <w3c@marcosc.com> wrote:

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> On Friday, September 27, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Cory Brown wrote:
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> > I believe src can treated as an attribute where as currentSrc can be
> treated as a property, meaning it reflects actual state.
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> FWIW, I wasn't able to convince Hixie that currentSrc was a good idea for
> srcset. Collectively as a CG, we were unable to come up with a use case for
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> The counter argument goes that you should really use developer tools for
> finding out what the current source of an attribute is (instead of script).
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Cory Brown