[whatwg] Timed tracks: feedback compendium

[Philip Jägenstedt]

On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:56:56 +0100, Simon Pieters <simonp at opera.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:57:50 +0100, Philip Jägenstedt  
> <philipj at opera.com> wrote:
>
>>>> To use a different style for the cues that are sung together, so that
>>>> you know when it's your turn to sing.
>>>
>>> It's not clear whether multiple voices is really necessary. Can't you  
>>> just
>>> do (using the new syntax):
>>>
>>>  00:01.000 --> 00:02.000
>>>  <v Bob> Speaker 1
>>> 00:03.000 --> 00:04.000
>>>  <v Jim> Speaker 2
>>> 00:05.000 --> 00:06.000
>>>  <v Bob and Jim> Speaker 1+2
>>>
>>> ...where "Bob and Jim" is a third name?
>>
>> Sure, one could, but the new syntax/parsing also allows <v Bob><v Jim>  
>> Speaker 1+2, which is what I requested.
>>
>> Using this syntax, I would expect some confusion when you omit the  
>> closing </v>, when it's *not* a cue spoken by two voices at the same  
>> time, such as:
>>
>> <v Jim>- Boo!
>> <v Bob>- Gah!
>>
>> Gah! is spoken by both Jim and Bob, but that was likely not intended.  
>> If this causes confusion, we should make validators warn about multiple  
>> voices with with no closing </v>.
>
> Or we can say that nesting cues is not important enough to be supported,  
> and make <v> imply </v>?
>

Yes, that would be another solution.

-- 
Philip Jägenstedt
Core Developer
Opera Software