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Bug 9825 - Right now the keyword "media" allows audio and/or video data, but why not allow image data as well? It would be useful on many devices (especially phones) to be able to take a still photograph which can then be manipulated or transmitted (assuming the sa
Summary: Right now the keyword "media" allows audio and/or video data, but why not all...
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
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: 2010-05-30 06:18 UTC by contributor
Modified: 2012-07-18 18:42 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description contributor 2010-05-30 06:18:50 UTC 
Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#devices

Comment:
Right now the keyword "media" allows audio and/or video data, but why not
allow image data as well?  It would be useful on many devices (especially
phones) to be able to take a still photograph which can then be manipulated or
transmitted (assuming the same security checks have been passed)

Posted from: 169.231.61.161
Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2010-08-26 00:45:07 UTC 
Just use <input type=file accept=image/*> for that case.