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Bug 8411 - If a video@src is present, where is the @type info for that @src?
Summary: If a video@src is present, where is the @type info for that @src?
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other other
: P3 normal
Target Milestone: LC
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
URL: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/...
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Reported: 2009-12-01 19:05 UTC by contributor
Modified: 2010-10-04 14:00 UTC (History)
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Description contributor 2009-12-01 19:05:23 UTC 
Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#location-of-the-media-resource

Comment:
If a video@src is present, where is the @type info for that @src?

Posted from: 132.156.32.168
Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2010-01-05 11:56:42 UTC 
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Status: Rejected
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: There isn't one. It's not necessary; in almost all cases the video file in this case will be in the common codec and thus the UA will have to fetch it anyway. The type="" attribute is only useful on <source> as a way to let the UA pick the right source. That doesn't apply with src="".