[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 47569] Unused <video>, <audio>, or <img> fallback content within an <object> tag is downloaded in the background

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47569


Marc Hoyois <marc.hoyois at gmail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Summary|Unused <video> fallback     |Unused <video>, <audio>, or
                   |content within an <object>  |<img> fallback content
                   |tag is downloaded in the    |within an <object> tag is
                   |background                  |downloaded in the
                   |                            |background




--- Comment #4 from Marc Hoyois <marc.hoyois at gmail.com>  2010-10-13 13:31:57 PST ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Sounds like a bug, but this makes me wonder what the purpose of using <video> as fallback for <object> is. I'd expect the opposite to be more straightforward.

I can't agree more. However, plugins may still offer more advanced features for video playback than a mere HTML/Javascript combination, so when such features are desired it makes sense to use <video> only as a last resort.

This also happens with fallback <audio> and <img> but not with fallback <object> or <embed>, by the way (I modified the bug's title). As far as I can tell there's no reason for it to happen because Safari does not provide a way to access unused fallback content (even if you manually disable plugins you still have to reload the page).

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