Tags in the webvtt subtitle are not parsed #4956
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component: WebVTT
The issue involves WebVTT subtitles specifically
priority: P1
Big impact or workaround impractical; resolve before feature release
status: archived
Archived and locked; will not be updated
type: bug
Something isn't working correctly
Milestone
Have you read the FAQ and checked for duplicate open issues?
YES
What version of Shaka Player are you using?
v4.3.4-uncompiled
Can you reproduce the issue with our latest release version?
YES
Can you reproduce the issue with the latest code from
main
?Are you using the demo app or your own custom app?
Demo app shaka-player-demo.appspot.com
If custom app, can you reproduce the issue using our demo app?
What browser and OS are you using?
Chrome Version 109.0.5414.120 (Official Build) (64-bit) on Win11
For embedded devices (smart TVs, etc.), what model and firmware version are you using?
What are the manifest and license server URIs?
What configuration are you using? What is the output of
player.getConfiguration()
?Demo app shaka-player-demo.appspot.com
What did you do?
Played a HLS video with the following cue in the webvtt file:
10:00:00.000 --> 10:00:04.000 line:90%,end position:50%
First line is <u>underlined </u>and left positioned.
Second line is <i>italic </i>& moved right.
Third line is right justified and unjustif.
What did you expect to happen?
The tags should have been parsed. The two words inside the spans should be displayed underlined or italic.
What actually happened?
Tags stayed unparsed. The tags were displayed as text instead of being parsed and using them for text formatting.
This is how it looks like:
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