The _function_ performed by the play/pause button is reciprocally correlated; OTOH, its _interactivity_ (whether enabled) can be related to playback state. Not that I like this overprotective design. HTH, Chris
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Hickson Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 2:36 AM To: Antti Koivisto Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [whatwg] Some media element details The state of a play/pause button is definitely not correlated to the playback state. It's correlated to the "paused" boolean.