systemCaptions Attribute

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This topic documents a feature of HTML+TIME 2.0, which is obsolete as of Windows Internet Explorer 9.

Indicates whether to display a text equivalent of the audio portion of the presentation.

Syntax

HTML <ELEMENT systemCaptions= ... >
Scripting N/A

Possible Values

on The user's machine is set to see captions.
off The user's machine is not set to see captions.

Remarks

The systemCaptions attribute is intended for audiences with hearing disabilities, those learning to read, or anyone who wants this information.

The systemCaptions attribute evaluates to true if the user preference matches this attribute value; it evaluates to false if they do not match.

If the systemCaptions attribute is used on an HTML element in a switch statement, you don't have to apply the time2 behavior to the HTML element.

Example

<t:switch id=switchID>
<p id=choice1 systemCaptions="on">on</p>
<p id=choice2 systemCaptions="off">off</p>
</t:switch>

Applies To

t:ANIMATE, t:ANIMATECOLOR, t:ANIMATEMOTION, t:ANIMATION, t:AUDIO, t:IMG, t:MEDIA, t:SEQ, t:SET, t:SWITCH, time2, t:VIDEO

See Also

Introduction to HTML+TIME, systemBitrate, systemLanguage, systemOverdubOrSubtitle, time2