Re: [Wikitech-l] [Commons-l] Sunsetting VP8 version of WebM for video playback

2019-02-05 Thread Brion Vibber
On Mon, Feb 4, 2019, 2:26 PM Gergo Tisza  On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 12:22 PM Brion Vibber via Commons-l <
> common...@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> IE 11 users will receive low-resolution, slow JavaScript-based video
>> playback instead. If you find this is troublesome, the recommended solution
>> is to switch to any other browser.
>>
>
> Will they get a warning that they should try another browser? This seems
> like a sensible limitation, as long as the user has a chance of figuring
> out why they are being limited.
>

Yeah, I could have it detect sub-par JS playback performance and display an
explanation in an overlay recommending a more modern browser. Will file a
task to improve this experience...

-- brion

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Re: [Wikitech-l] [Commons-l] Sunsetting VP8 version of WebM for video playback

2019-02-04 Thread Gergo Tisza
On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 12:22 PM Brion Vibber via Commons-l <
common...@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:

> IE 11 users will receive low-resolution, slow JavaScript-based video
> playback instead. If you find this is troublesome, the recommended solution
> is to switch to any other browser.
>

Will they get a warning that they should try another browser? This seems
like a sensible limitation, as long as the user has a chance of figuring
out why they are being limited.
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