20172 2012-11-30 15:14:11 +0000 “Art direction” use case not well supported 2014-05-08 20:14:42 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG The srcset attribute unspecified PC All RESOLVED WONTFIX P2 normal --- 20209 1 w3c eoconnor david mat odinho public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 79179 0 w3c 2012-11-30 15:14:11 +0000 Although img@srcset supports the resolution matching use case in a limited way, it does not fully support the art direction use case. To support the the art direction use case, there needs to be some mechanism in place to force the browser to display a given image when condition is met. This is akin to the use case for CSS's !important rule. (See: http://blog.cloudfour.com/a-framework-for-discussing-responsive-images-solutions/ ) For detailed description of use case, see also: http://usecases.responsiveimages.org/#art-direction 81902 1 mat 2013-01-21 17:50:25 +0000 Commenting per the HTML WG’s request[1]: This bug would be addressed by the proposed `picture` extension specification: See: http://picture.responsiveimages.org/#relationship-to-srcset Further discussion is available in the WHATWG clone of this bug: https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20209 1: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-wg-announce/2013JanMar/0006.html 105476 2 eoconnor 2014-05-08 20:14:42 +0000 I think it would be a mistake to provide a mechanism "to force the browser to display a given image when condition is met."