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Bug 15983 - <track> Is it intentional that <track kind=metadata> uses the "disabled" text track mode?
Summary: <track> Is it intentional that <track kind=metadata> uses the "disabled" text...
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: WHATWG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other other
: P3 normal
Target Milestone: Unsorted
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: contributor
URL: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/...
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Reported: 2012-02-14 14:14 UTC by contributor
Modified: 2012-07-18 18:41 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description contributor 2012-02-14 14:14:41 UTC 
Specification: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/the-video-element.html
Multipage: http://www.whatwg.org/C#sourcing-out-of-band-text-tracks
Complete: http://www.whatwg.org/c#sourcing-out-of-band-text-tracks

Comment:
<track> Is it intentional that <track kind=metadata> uses the "disabled" text
track mode?

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Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2012-04-25 18:53:38 UTC 
Yes. There's no point downloading the file and firing all its events unless the page wants it, in which case it would enable it.