- From: Stefan Håkansson LK <stefan.lk.hakansson@ericsson.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 07:43:18 +0100
- To: public-webrtc@w3.org
On 2012-12-14 17:57, Martin Thomson wrote: > On 14 December 2012 01:41, Adam Bergkvist <adam.bergkvist@ericsson.com> wrote: >> This edit was really a rename of what you refer to as the >> "machine-generated" identifier from "label" to "id" to align with >> MediaStreamTrack. We've never had a "human-generated" identifier on >> MediaStream so it hasn't been removed. :) >> >> I'm not really convinced we need a human settable identifier on MediaStream >> unless it's transported over a p2p connection (and we have a use-case for >> that). If you want to assign a custom label to a MediaStream on the local >> side you can simply add as many new properties to it as you like >> (myStream.label = "Web Cam & headset mic"; ). > > I think perhaps that you are confused about what label was proposed > for. This has been populated by the browser and it provides text that > is designed for human *consumption* (not generation). This can give > an application the ability to provide appropriate feedback about which > device is currently in use. In our work on this, this has been > invaluable. I agree, but is the label in question for this not the one on MediaStream*Track* (which no one has proposed to be removed AFAIK)? >
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