Play count 9999999999999 means just that number, it does not mean "forever" by itself. It is only functionally like "forever" because no one is likely to let it loop till the play count specified is reached. A 32-bit quantity is enough to get this effect. Chris
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joao Eiras Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:19 PM To: Henri Sivonen Cc: whatwg group Subject: Re: [whatwg] video tag : loop for ever Using a high number like 9999999999999 is, IMO, stupid. You'd be forced to tell in the spec that playcount would have to be a 16, 32, 64, or X bit big integer, and if anything overflows the boundaries imposed by the internal integer representation, then playcount would have to be rounded to the highest possible boundary or assume infinite looping. Else, some browser will use a 64bit representation while its neighbour will use a 32bit integer (common sense might find 64bit too big and awkward) but then an authoring tool or author use playcount="9999999999" (10 digits) and somehow the browser with 32bit playcount integer breaks.