[whatwg] <video> element feedback

[Shadow2531]

On 3/20/07, Simon Pieters <zcorpan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:18:16 +0100, Shadow2531 <shadow2531 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> > However, if JS is needed for the video element to function at all,
> >> then
> >> > the video element needs to fall back if JS is turned off.
> >>
> >> Interesting point.
> >
> > Yes, since JS is required, if JS is off, the browser should display
> > the alternate content.
>
> Disagreed. You can still start the video with the context menu or from the
> separate window mode or full screen, or whatever (non-inline) UI the
> browser provides. Also, as soon as browsers have implemented what is
> currently specced, it is expected that declarative features for a native
> UI will be added, so then it should *not* fall back with JS off. Making it
> fall back for v1 but not for v2 would just cause interoperability problems.
>
> You would have to script the fallback, as everything else with v1. ;-)

:) Understood.

> >> You can do this with JS, of course (and that's the
> >> preferred way; hide the fallback when you have JS).
> >
> > Are you saying that with JS on, the fallback content will be displayed
> > in addition to the video and you have to use JS to hide the fallback
> > content like the following?
> >
> > window.onload = function() {
> >     var x = document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0];
> >     x.play();
> >     x.innerHTML = "";
> > };
>
> That wouldn't help, as without JS you wouldn't access the fallback
> content. You could do this:
>
>     <p id="videofallback">fallback</p>
>     <script>
>      var video = document.createElement("video");
>      video.src = "foo.ogg";
>      var fallback = document.getElementById("videofallback");
>      var parent = fallback.parentNode;
>      var pos = fallback.nextSibling;
>      video.appendChild(fallback);
>      parent.insertBefore(video, pos);
>     </script>
>
> BTW, this would be a lot simpler to do if the src="" attribute was made
> optional:
>
>     <video><p>fallback</p></video>
>     <script>
>      document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0].src = "foo.ogg";
>     </script>
>
> I think this should be allowed. Without the src attribute, the video
> element could represent a placeholder where a video might have been
> relevant (e.g. if scripting was enabled).

I see what you're saying. If the video object is still going to start
up without JS on, then you have to omit src or just do src="" so it
falls back. Then, if JS is on, you can set the file so the alternate
content hides and the video object initializes.

Or, just create the element with JS and add it where you want.

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