RE: [Q] The min attribute and time container constraints

Hi -

You are right of course, but I think that people can understand this, even
if it is technically incorrect. I would tend not to recommend an erratum for
this.

Patrick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf
> Of TANAKA Kazuhide
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 2:18 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Q] The min attribute and time container constraints
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Thank you very much for your effort.
> I could understand behavior of min attribute on time container.
>
> By the way, I have another question about min attribute.
> >From the definition of fill attribute, there is an explanation about
> with min attribute:
>
>   The fill attribute is also used to determine the behavior when the
>   active duration is less than the duration specified in the min
>   attribute.
>
> I think it is impossible that active duration is less than min
> duration because active duration should be greater or equal to min
> duration.
> I guess this is not the active duration but the preliminary active
> duration (PAD).
>
> thanks,
>
> --
> TANAKA Kazuhide
> [email protected]
>
>
> From: "Patrick Schmitz" <[email protected]>
> Subject: FW: FW: [Q] The min attribute and time container constraints
> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 18:55:15 -0800
>
> >
> > Sjoerd and I have talked about this, and agree with the original post.
> >
> > I further agree with Sjoerd's proposal below to add a fill="freeze"
> > attribute to the img element so that the behavior matches the
> description.
> >
> > Thierry - can you write up a new proposed erratum to this effect, and
> > circulate it for review?
> >
> > Thanks - Patrick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sjoerd Mullender [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:46 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Cc: Philipp Hoschka
> > Subject: Re: FW: [Q] The min attribute and time container constraints
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Patrick Schmitz [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:26 PM
> > > To: Sjoerd Mullender
> > > Cc: Philipp Hoschka
> > > Subject: FW: [Q] The min attribute and time container constraints
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Sjoerd -
> > >
> > > I think he's right. Min applies to the active duration, right? We even
> > have
> > > an example that shows this kind of behavior. See Example 5 under the
> > section
> > > on min/max within 10.3.1.
> > >
> >
> > min extends the active duration, but with the provision that the fill
> > attribute is used to fill the gap.  It actually fills the gap after the
> > *simple* duration, not the active duration:
> >
> > "otherwise (repeating/simple duration not greater than min) the element
> > is played normally for its repeating duration (or simple duration if the
> > element does not repeat) and then is frozen or not shown depending on
> > the value of the fill  attribute (see the fourth and fifth
> examples below)."
> >
> > So indeed I would say he's right.
> >
> > In order to fix this, maybe we should add a fill="freeze" to the img.
> >
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf
> > Of TANAKA Kazuhide
> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:00 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Q] The min attribute and time container constraints
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm reading SMIL 2.0 spec but I could not understand about the min
> > attribute and time container constraints. Let me ask you a question.
> >
> > There is explanation about the min attribute and time container
> > constraints as follows:
> >
> >   The min attribute has no effect on the time container constraint on
> >   child duration. This constraint still applies even if a child's
> >   active duration does not satisfy a min value constraint. In the
> >   following example, the image is displayed between 0 and 5 seconds.
> >
> >   <par dur="5s">
> >      <img id="img" min="7s" dur="4s" .../>
> >   </par>
> >
> > I could not understand this example. Why is img displayed for 5
> > seconds?  If no another attributes are specifed,
> >
> >   <img id="img" min="7s" dur="4s" />
> >
> > It is displayed between 0 and 4 seconds, then nothing shown till 7
> > seconds because fill behavior should be ragarded as "remove" in this
> > situation as default.
> > So, in the above example, the expected behavior is: img is displayed
> > between 0 and 4 seconds then nothing shown between 4 and 5 seconds.
> >
> > Is that correct?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > --
> > TANAKA Kazuhide
> > [email protected]
> >
>
>
> --
> Sjoerd Mullender <[email protected]>
>
>