Re: (X)HTML5 + SMIL?

The lack of HTML+SMIL integration is due to a number of factors. I tried 
to raise the issue on mult-stream synchronization when HTML5 introduced 
the video tag, and I've been trying more recently to raise some of the 
issues within the html-a11y group.

Apparently, some on the HTML5 group are unaware of SMIL's 
modularization: they seem to think you need to take everything, instead 
of just the modules you need. Others are -- quite frankly -- allergic to 
all things SMIL.

The discussions on the SMIL/HTML5 integration are not particularly 
technical, but they do revolve around a key point: who within the user 
community cares? If people have integration needs, I'd be happy to 
coordinate presentation via the HTML WG. Keep in mind that the 
resolution of these issues is slightly different than standard W3C 
process, and are influenced heavily by the preferences of various 
browser implementers.

Dick Bulterman
co-chair, SYMM

Received on Friday, 5 March 2010 13:47:57 UTC