[html5] r1110 - /

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Tue Oct 30 02:19:14 PDT 2007


Author: ianh
Date: 2007-10-30 02:19:13 -0700 (Tue, 30 Oct 2007)
New Revision: 1110

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) warn implementors about video.fullscreen() being bad

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2007-10-30 09:09:54 UTC (rev 1109)
+++ index	2007-10-30 09:19:13 UTC (rev 1110)
@@ -13445,6 +13445,15 @@
   <!-- XXX rendering section should mention that resizing a video
   should in no way interrupt playback -->
 
+  <p class=warning>User agents should not provide a public API to cause
+   videos to be shown full-screen. A script, combined with a carefully
+   crafted video file, could trick the user into thinking a system-modal
+   dialog had been shown, and prompt the user for a password. There is also
+   the danger of "mere" annoyance, with pages launching full-screen videos
+   when links are clicked or pages navigated. Instead, user-agent specific
+   interface features may be provided to easily allow the user to obtain a
+   full-screen playback mode.
+
   <h5 id=video0><span class=secno>3.14.7.1. </span>Video and audio codecs for
    <code><a href="#video1">video</a></code> elements</h5>
 

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2007-10-30 09:09:54 UTC (rev 1109)
+++ source	2007-10-30 09:19:13 UTC (rev 1110)
@@ -11318,10 +11318,18 @@
   <!-- XXX rendering section should mention that resizing a video
   should in no way interrupt playback -->
 
+  <p class="warning">User agents should not provide a public API to
+  cause videos to be shown full-screen. A script, combined with a
+  carefully crafted video file, could trick the user into thinking a
+  system-modal dialog had been shown, and prompt the user for a
+  password. There is also the danger of "mere" annoyance, with pages
+  launching full-screen videos when links are clicked or pages
+  navigated. Instead, user-agent specific interface features may be
+  provided to easily allow the user to obtain a full-screen playback
+  mode.</p>
 
 
 
-
   <h5>Video and audio codecs for <code>video</code> elements</h5>
 
   <p>User agents may support any video and audio codecs and container




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