Re: Blank line in cue

On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 03:01:32 +0200, Silvia Pfeiffer  
<silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:28 AM, David Ronca <dronca@netflix.com> wrote:
>> Consider the TTML cue below (from a real asset with the text changed).
>>  Note that there is a blank line between the two lines of text.  Thus
>> the cue:
>>
>>      <p begin="3480002000t" end="3500007000t" style="style0"
>> xml:id="subtitle84">First line of text.<br/><br/>Second line of
>> text.</p>
>>
>> Should be rendered:
>>
>>      First line of text
>>      <Blank Line>
>>      Second line of text
>>
>> How would you do this in WebVTT? My only guess might be this:
>>
>>      84
>>      00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:50.000
>>      First line of text.
>>      &nbsp
>>      Second line of text
>>
>> Would this work?  Is there a 'correct' way for a blank line?
>
> FAIK this is the right way and it should work. Also, it needs to be
> &nbsp; (note the semicolon at the end).

&nbsp; wouldn't be an empty line. It would render the space (which is  
visible if you have a background).

You can use a literal space instead (or a tab). The default value of  
'white-space' for WebVTT is 'pre-line', which means that line breaks are  
preserved but other whitespace is collapsed.

-- 
Simon Pieters
Opera Software

Received on Tuesday, 25 June 2013 08:21:47 UTC