[Bug 28257] New: [webvtt] start/end linked to left/right [I18N-ISSUE-422]

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=28257

            Bug ID: 28257
           Summary: [webvtt] start/end linked to left/right
                    [I18N-ISSUE-422]
           Product: TextTracks CG
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: PC
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebVTT
          Assignee: dave.null@w3.org
          Reporter: silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com
        QA Contact: public-texttracks@w3.org
                CC: philipj@opera.com, silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com

Feedback by Addison Phillips from W3C I18N group:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-tt/2015Mar/0056.html

I18N comment: https://www.w3.org/International/track/issues/422

http://www.w3.org/TR/webvtt1/#other-features

In section 1.3 there is feature for defining the width and alignment of text.
The keywords used are 'start' and 'end', which is great. However, the text
describing this feature implies that 'start' is always 'left' and end is always
the opposite side. Here's what the text says:

--
The first cue has its cue box left aligned at the 10% mark of the video
viewport width and the text is left aligned within that box - probably
underneath a speaker on the left of the video image. "start" alignment of the
cue box is the default for start aligned text, so does not need to be specified
in "position". The second cue has its cue box right aligned at the 90% mark of
the video viewport width. The same effect can be achieved with
"position:55%,start", which explicitly positions the cue box. The third cue has
middle aligned text within the same type of cue box as the first cue.
--

Explicit support for text directionality should be provided and a clear linkage
established between direction of the text and 'start'/'end' positioning.

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Received on Sunday, 22 March 2015 00:05:06 UTC