[whatwg] When to stop <video> elements from playing

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On 10/19/07, Anne van Kesteren <annevk at opera.com> wrote:
> This doesn't seem like something a typical end user would do.

the how perhaps not, but i think the goal is.

> Anyway, if
> you want to do it through script maybe mute function/property/something

mute/stop/pause/disable

> that affects the top-level browsing context and children, if any, would be
> better, as that could take care of other means of embedding sound as well,
> such as <embed>, <video>, <object>, and <iframe>.