[whatwg] Restarting the media element resource fetch algorithm after "load" event

[Philip Jägenstedt]

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:42:12 +0200, Simon Pieters <simonp at opera.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:19:28 +0200, Robert O'Callahan  
> <robert at ocallahan.org> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Eric Carlson <eric.carlson at apple.com>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>>   I am not worried about the aesthetics of not having the event.  I am
>>> somewhat concerned about existing content that uses it (including many  
>>> of
>>> the WebKit layout tests :-( ), but I think we will be better off in  
>>> the long
>>> run if we get rid of the event and network state now.
>>>
>>
>> Me too. I'm game if you are!
>>
>> So I propose:
>> 1) Remove the NETWORK_LOADED state and "load" and "loadend" events from
>> media elements.
>
> 'loadend' also fires after 'abort' and (when using the src attribute)  
> 'error'. Should that stay as is, or also be removed?

Since we're going to contradict the progress events spec anyway, I would  
suggest dropping all 'loadend' events. They're just not very useful.

>> The resource fetch algorithm simply never transitions from
>> step 2 to step 3.
>> 2) Modify Gecko and Webkit accordingly.
>>
>> If we do part 2, which I think is already permitted by the spec, then
>> authors will stop depending on "load" whether or not we get consensus  
>> for
>> altering the spec.
>>
>> Rob
>
>


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Philip Jägenstedt
Opera Software