865852 - Fix Popcorn Maker embeds on mobile

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Webmaker Graveyard :: Popcorn Maker, defect)

Description

[Brett Gaylor [:brett]]

With the introduction of sequencer, we broke the way users on mobile experience popcorn maker.  We need to fix.

Could this be helped by bug #865848 ?

Comment 2

[Brett Gaylor [:brett]]

Scott - is there any way we can get this working on devices where the media itself would work?

Comment 3

[Scott [:thecount] Downe]

Updates regarding ipad.

I have a wip branch that pushes any loading clips while on ios up to the front, so they can be clicked.

This functions the same as if the clip was loading, with play not being usable until the clip is, but you can seek around no problem and see all the clip posters.

If there are multiple clips, you only see the ones that are needed, so we don't do a mass "click all load all". It would be too much strain.

If the clip is set to audio only, the user still sees it, and needs to click it, but then it is hidden.

If there are other track events, like text, to be displayed over the clip, those events are under the loding clip until it is clicked, ensuring nothing can obstruct the clip.

If two clips exist at the same time, on top of each other, one needs to be clicked, then the other.

If we want to go this route, we can and it'll work.

I'm going to leave the compatibility warning, but change it to explain that user interaction is needed on clips.

In the case of one clip, covering the whole timeline, this is going to be seamless and not an issue, a lot like before we had sequencer. It's only when you have multiple clips do we attempt to recover best we can.

There is no hacking around this. Even if we find a hack, apple can patch it, and it looks like they are active in keeping this patched. I want to play fair on this.

Android still seems to work well enough.

I think scope this ticket to be the above changes for ipad, and file another ticket for UI and UX fixes. Example, the play button is kinda small and hard to click.