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Bug 10840 - Allow the user to independently adjust the volumes of the audio description and original soundtracks.
Summary: Allow the user to independently adjust the volumes of the audio description a...
Status: CLOSED NEEDSINFO
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
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Keywords: a11y, a11ytf, media
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Reported: 2010-09-30 00:32 UTC by John Foliot
Modified: 2011-01-12 16:59 UTC (History)
11 users (show)

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Description John Foliot 2010-09-30 00:32:22 UTC 
It is important that descriptive audio tracks can adjust the volume independently of the principle soundtrack. For more details please see: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/index.php?title=Media_Accessibility_Checklist#dv (DV-5) and http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/index.php?title=Media_Accessibility_Checklist#tvd (TVD-5)
Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2010-09-30 07:43:50 UTC 
EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document:
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Status: Did Not Understand Request
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: I don't understand. Could you elaborate? Why is this an HTML issue? Isn't this a quality of implementation issue? Are you just saying the spec should mention that this is a feature that some users will find useful? In general we haven't included much user agent implementation advice, that's more the realm of the UAAG and WSC:UIG documentation.
Comment 2 John Foliot 2010-09-30 18:40:07 UTC 
** This has been identified as a probable issue within HTML5 by the media sub-team of the Accessibility Task Force. The bug has been filed at this time to meet the October 1st cutoff date, with more details forth coming. **
Comment 3 Martin Kliehm 2010-10-19 15:29:19 UTC 
The bug triage sub-team adding the a11yTF keyword; John please follow-up whether this falls into the realm of HTML5
Comment 4 John Foliot 2011-01-11 03:35:03 UTC 
This is covered by UAAG, and will likely also be visited by the new WG emerging at W3C. Consensus of the Media Sub-Team to close this bug.
Comment 5 Philip Jägenstedt 2011-01-11 07:52:06 UTC 
(In reply to comment #4)
> This is covered by UAAG, and will likely also be visited by the new WG emerging
> at W3C. Consensus of the Media Sub-Team to close this bug.

John, what new WG is that? (Sounds like something I should keep an eye on.)
Comment 6 Gregory J. Rosmaita 2011-01-12 16:59:40 UTC 
(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #4)
> > This is covered by UAAG, and will likely also be visited by the new WG emerging
> > at W3C. Consensus of the Media Sub-Team to close this bug.
> 
> John, what new WG is that? (Sounds like something I should keep an eye on.)

i'm not john, and if i'm wrong, i know he will chime in -- i believe that the new WG he is referring to is the new Audio WG:

http://www.w3.org/2010/12/audio-wg-charter.html