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Re: [EXTERNAL]SC 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide - meaning of "starts automatically"

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Mar 18, 2021 6:01AM

On 18/03/2021 11:53, Mark Magennis wrote:
> But do you remember why the scope was restricted to automatic events at all? Since the intent is to avoid distracting users while they use the page, I don't see what difference it makes whether the distraction arose due to something the user did or not. Restricting it to automatic events doesn't seem to fit the intention of the SC.

I would assume the rationale is "well, if you find it distracting, just
don't do it", and in part "it's not jumping at you/surprising you, you
know what you're in for".

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