Native media controls customization

We propose extending the “controls” attribute of the HTMLMediaElement so that the website could enable/disable certain media controls without having to implement all the controls on its own. A “controlsList” property will be added reflecting the current value of “controls” similar to the “class” and “classList” on HTMLElement.

Documentation

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/controlsList

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>Media>Controls

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 58
• Chrome for Android release 58
• Opera release 45
• Opera for Android release 45

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Public skepticism
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: Opposed
• Web Developers: Strongly positive

Owners

• avayvod@chromium.org
• mlamouri@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14