[whatwg] Html 5 video element's poster attribute

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Shiv Kumar <skumar at exposureroom.com>wrote:

>  Here are some contradictory cases that may serve as use cases to justify
> the need to have a spate method:
>
> 1.       Some websites, don?t bother showing the poster after the video
> ends while providing the content producer to override.
>
> 2.       Some websites (and mobile devices) default to showing the poster
> after the video ends and allowing the content producer to override
>
> 3.       Some websites show the poster whenever the video is paused.
>
>
>
> Given the above cases, having a method the specifically controls the
> visibility of the poster (alone) will allow all of the above cases to be
> implemented.
>

A side question: do any of these sites want a poster that has
dynamic/interactive content in it?

Rob
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every day to see if what Paul said was true." [Acts 17:11]
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