Re: [css3-speech] ISSUE-153 speak: none; usage incompatible with other values of speak

Hi Koji,

in your example, am I right to assume that *both* base-text and ruby- 
text are designed to be displayed in the visual canvas ? If yes, why  
should only ruby-text be rendered in the aural dimension ?

Thanks, Daniel

On 6 Feb 2011, at 12:20, Koji Ishii wrote:

> Could we add a 'force' value, so that it can override 'none' in  
> descendant elements?
>
> Current HTML5/EPUB3 does not allow rb element within ruby element.  
> It is being discussed[1], but we haven't get conclusions yet. If  
> this issue wasn't resolved, we might end up with this mark up:
>
> <ruby>
>  base-text
>  <rt>ruby-text</rt>
> </ruby>
>
> To skip base-text while speakable ruby-text, UA style sheet would  
> want to use styles like this:
>
> ruby { speakability: none; }
> rt { speakability: force; }
>
> [1] http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10830
>
>
> Regards,
> Koji
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-style-request@w3.org [mailto:www-style-request@w3.org] On  
> Behalf Of Daniel Weck
> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 9:15 PM
> To: Mark Kenny; www-style@w3.org list; Charles Belov
> Subject: Re: [css3-speech] ISSUE-153 speak: none; usage incompatible  
> with other values of speak
>
> The latest editor's draft now includes a new 'speakability' property.
> The 'none' value of the 'speak' property has been removed. Note how  
> "speakability:none" is analogous to "display:none" (the prose is  
> near- identical).
>
> Please review [1].
>
> Regards, Daniel
>
> [1]
> http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-speech/#speaking-props
>
> On 23 Jan 2011, at 06:05, fantasai wrote:
>> Maybe something like
>>
>> speakability: auto | none | normal
>> inherits: yes
>> initial: auto
>>
>> auto - Computes to 'none' when 'display' is 'none'.
>>      A computed value of 'auto' yields a used value of 'none'.
>> none - The element is not rendered aurally. (It's pauses, cues,  
>> rests,
>>      and content are not rendered.)
>> normal - The element is rendered aurally.
>>
>> That would hook into "display: none" rules when wanted, but allow
>> other interpretations as wanted.
>>
>> (I can't say I've fully thought this through, however.)
>>
>> ~fantasai
>
>

Daniel Weck
daniel.weck@gmail.com

Received on Sunday, 6 February 2011 13:00:43 UTC