hyperlinks

Hello,

In my own WebVTT files I sometimes have hyperlinks.

I put the html style hyperlinks in when the creator of an audio gives 
one, often at the end of the audio.

They work in my own JS that parses cues but they are not standard and 
some WebVTT implementations respond by not showing the cue at all.

Would it be possible to add a hyperlink tag to WebVTT that is "official" 
which WebVTT implementors can choose to handle as just text if they want 
to (e.g. MKV)?

example:

0:12:14.000 --> 00:12:15.000
For more information on our fine snake oil, visit
<a href="https://www.example.com">www.example.com</a>

That's what I do now, and it works in my JS but isn't universal.

My personal suggestion would be:

0:12:14.000 --> 00:12:15.000
For more information on our fine snake oil, visit
<a.https www.example.com>www.example.com</a>

implementations that can not or do not want to support hyperlinks would 
just display the text www.example.com

first string w/o space after first dot is protocol, second is the url - 
using %20 for urls that contain spaces. With a colon instead of space it 
would call a helper application, e.g.

<a.mailto:user@example.com>user@example.com</a>

Just a thought, and I concede a selfish one.

Received on Sunday, 12 November 2017 13:56:04 UTC