segmentType Attribute

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Sets whether to play a Microsoft?DirectMusic?segment as a controlling or secondary segment.

Syntax

HTML <ELEMENT segmentType= ... >
ScriptingN/A

Possible Values

primaryDefault. Play as the primary segment.
controlPlay as a controlling segment. The primary segment continues playing, but properties like groove, level, and chord progression are set by the new control segment.
secondaryPlay as a secondary segment while the primary segment continues playing.

Remarks

The segmentType attribute is only valid if the PLAYER attribute is set to DMusic.

Example

The following example shows how to specify a secondary music segment.

<t:MEDIA CLASS="time" ID=seg2 PLAYER="DMusic"
SRC="http://www.hearmusic.com/jazz/hancock.sgt"
BEGIN="7.2" DUR="19.5" SEGMENTTYPE="secondary"/>

Standards Information

This attribute is a Microsoft extension to Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

t:ANIMATION, t:AUDIO, t:IMG, t:VIDEO, t:MEDIA, t:REF

See Also

Using HTML+TIME with DirectMusic, Introduction to HTML+TIME