[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 259227] New: [GStreamer] Allow automatically pausing the previously playing video with sound when another one starts playing in a newly created tab / window

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            Bug ID: 259227
           Summary: [GStreamer] Allow automatically pausing the previously
                    playing video with sound when another one starts
                    playing in a newly created tab / window
           Product: WebKit
           Version: WebKit Nightly Build
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebKitGTK
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: nekohayo at gmail.com
                CC: bugs-noreply at webkitgtk.org

The "Enhancer for YouTube" webextension add-on¹ has a "Pause videos playing in background tabs when a video starts playing in the foreground tab" setting that makes a lot of sense: if you already have a playing video+audio tab (ex: a YouTube video), if you start another such tab, it automatically pauses playback in the other tab where sound was playing.

I think that's brilliant both for performance, lower power consumption, and for convenience: after all, it is unlikely that you can watch and listen to two videos at the same time _with sound_ ...

The exception I see is WebRTC: you should obviously not stop a WebRTC video+audio stream in favor of some random video from another tab, in that case it makes sense to have both playing at the same time.

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¹: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/enhancer-for-youtube/ and https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/enhancer-for-youtube/ponfpcnoihfmfllpaingbgckeeldkhle

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