MediaStuff
Last post as a 'softie'
Microsoft and I have parted ways as of November 17. Thanks for your support and keep watching...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 09/21/2014
Show me! Explain it with an example
When I first started documenting canvas APIs (way back in IE9), I needed to create examples for...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 05/05/2014
Saved by the bell…uh test – addTextTrack not at risk!
While I was at the W3C Face to Face conference, I saw that the addTextTrack method was on the...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 04/16/2014
Taking a little time at the W3C Face to Face
I took a few days away from slaving over a hot keyboard to travel a little. I attended the W3C Face...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 04/11/2014
TURN THAT DOWN! Pausing or changing the volume of media when you leave the page
Looking through customer comments on my topic, Getting Started with the HTML5 Audio Element, I found...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 03/28/2014
Play it again… creating an audio playlist page, and refreshing old content
I really like to get feedback on the topics I write, good or bad. The good ones immediately get...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 03/27/2014
Fill it even more! Creating a video fill pattern in canvas
A recent comment left in the createPattern reference topic noted that while we talked about using a...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 03/21/2014
Getting to Full Screen–using the fullscreen APIs.
If you watch movies on Netflix or Amazon, you know how handy the full screen button can be. You can...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 03/14/2014
Closed captioning, it’s not just for accessibility! TextTrack in HTML5 video
When I hit the gym, I try to get a Stairmaster in front of a TV that’s showing closed...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 03/05/2014
Video streaming without plug-ins or special servers
I’ve been covering mostly canvas so far here, but I recently finished a sample and article in...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 02/19/2014
Feed me, feed me! Giving good feedback on topics
If you read a reference topic or how to and don’t find what you are looking for, say so! At the...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 02/17/2014
Fill’r up please! The canvas msFillRule API
Up until now, when you create a filled shape using canvas path methods, your choice of how it looks...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 02/12/2014
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah... The canvas dashed line API
A relatively new addition to line styles is the dashed line API. It consists of two methods and a...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 02/10/2014
Spin that graphic! Canvas rotate example
When I first wrote the reference docs for the canvas rotate method, I included a simple example. The...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 02/07/2014
First post
Hi, I'm a writer on the Internet Explorer documentation team, and I'll be writing posts with...
Author: jay munro-[Ex-MSFT] Date: 02/07/2014