api.SpeechSynthesis.pause - does not work for Firefox on Linux
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Description
What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?
This page claims Firefox has full support, but this API function does not work on Linux (Ubuntu 2020.4 LTS) in my tests.
What did you expect to see?
That pausing the TTS speaker would work.
Did you test this? If so, how?
Yes, I use the speechSynthesis API for my https://conze.pt project (see the speech-buttons on any article and in the sidebar results). Chrome and MS Edge on Linux work fine with pause(), but with Firefox on Linux the pause() function does not pause the speaking. (I can't test Firefox on Windows to see if pause() work there)
MDN page report details
- Query:
api.SpeechSynthesis.pause - MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis/pause
- Report started: 2021-10-30T22:26:09.584Z
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Research direction
Start with the linked MDN SpeechSynthesis.pause compatibility page and reproduce the behavior in Firefox on Ubuntu 20.04 using the reported speechSynthesis example. Verify whether pause() fails consistently and whether the behavior differs by platform; done means the compatibility data accurately reflects the verified Firefox/Linux support status.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100