- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:07:47 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
- cc: "public-texttracks@w3.org" <public-texttracks@w3.org>
On Fri, 27 Jan 2012, Simon Pieters wrote: > > "A WebVTT file whose cues all have an end time offset x greater than or > equal to the end time offsets of all the cues whose start time offsets > are less than x is said to be a WebVTT file using only nested cues." > http://dev.w3.org/html5/webvtt/#webvtt-file-using-only-nested-cues > > I have two problems with this definition. First, it takes considerable > mental focus to understand what it means (at least for me). It would be > nice if it could be explained more clearly If you can describe it formally and completely in a clearer fashion, please let me know. I couldn't figure out a better way to do it. > and/or give examples that match the definition and examples that don't. Done. > Secondly, the name implies that all cues must be nested, since the file > is said to be using "only" nested cues, but this is not the case On what sense is it not the case? > so maybe the definition should have a more accurate name. I was > considering "WebVTT file with no overlapping cues", but that's not > accurate either if nested cues are also overlapping. Nested cues by definition overlap. :-) -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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