Re: audio elements in vertical writing mode

The presentation of the audio layout controls is not dependent upon the
timed text content. Perhaps it is a factor of whatever technology is
performing the timed text layout processing or presenting the higher level
page.

On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 8:01 AM Fuqiao Xue <xfq@w3.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have been actioned [1][2] with contacting TTWG on behalf of the W3C I18N
> WG asking if anyone has experience dealing with media elements in vertical
> writing mode. The issue comes from a Chinese Layout Task Force meeting [3].
>
> Currently, the audio element takes up a lot of horizontal space when the
> content of a web page flows vertically, as you can see in these two demos
> (block and inline):
>
>   *
> https://xfq.github.io/testing/i18n-personal-tests/audio-vertical-block.html
>   *
> https://xfq.github.io/testing/i18n-personal-tests/audio-vertical-inline.html
>
> And this behavior don't look right obviously. The issue itself is
> unrelated to media captioning, but we think that some of you may be experts
> who can comment on this because of your work on media. Any comment on what
> should audio elements look like in vertical writing mode? Should they be
> rotate 90 degrees? How should the volume/seeking/pause/resume controls be
> presented?
>
> Thanks,
> Fuqiao Xue, Team Contact of W3C I18N WG
>
> [1] https://www.w3.org/International/track/actions/849
> [2] https://www.w3.org/2019/12/12-i18n-minutes.html#item07
> [3] https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/337
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