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You'd need to append #t=13m10s instead of ?t=13m10s (I have no idea why they did it this way). So this is the URL you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEX

by hboon 15y ago

You'd need to append #t=13m10s instead of ?t=13m10s (I have no idea why they did it this way). So this is the URL you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEXae1j6EY#t=13m10s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEXae1j6EY#t=13m10s. It doesn't work with the HTML5 version of YouTube though. Is it technically not possible?

6ren 15y ago
Did you try my URL? Both forms work for most browsers, but only my variant (with "?...&") works for some - including my browser. Yeah, they're misusing the spec. If they wanted to be clever, and use "#" to index the video instead of the page, they should have omitted the "t=", to look like "#13m10s". At least that would make sense. But oh no, they had to bastardize it into some hideous hybrid chimera of crossed specs.</grump> BTW: it was a real question - did my variant work for your browser?
- hboon 15y ago
  Yes, I tried yours and thought it didn't work in Chrome. I just tried again and yes it works :) So yours is definitely better for me. Both didn't work in Safari if it doesn't have Flash. I think it used to when I had Flash installed, so it's probably only the HTML 5 version that wouldn't work? Which browser are you using?
  - 6ren 15y ago
    Thanks! HN, where correcting someone can be educational ;-) Yeah, sounds like a HTML5 bug; they'll probably fix it soon. Flash is a well-established platform, so I'd be surprised if it didn't work in it. Does youtube's HTML5 version work in Chrome? FF2 in linux (long story for why I can't upgrade this machine)
    - hboon 15y ago
      Didn't work for me on Chrome. Switched successfully to HTML5 though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEXae1j6EY&t=13m10s&html5=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEXae1j6EY&t=13m10s&... After reading http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079, I always expect to be educated on HN :)
      - 6ren 15y ago
        I'm surprised. Oh well. BTW: Awesome thread.
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by hboon 15y ago

6ren 15y ago

Did you try my URL? Both forms work for most browsers, but only my variant (with "?...&") works for some - including my browser. Yeah, they're misusing the spec. If they wanted to be clever, and use "#" to index the video instead of the page, they should have omitted the "t=", to look like "#13m10s". At least that would make sense. But oh no, they had to bastardize it into some hideous hybrid chimera of crossed specs.</grump> BTW: it was a real question - did my variant work for your browser?

hboon 15y ago
Yes, I tried yours and thought it didn't work in Chrome. I just tried again and yes it works :) So yours is definitely better for me. Both didn't work in Safari if it doesn't have Flash. I think it used to when I had Flash installed, so it's probably only the HTML 5 version that wouldn't work? Which browser are you using?
- 6ren 15y ago
  Thanks! HN, where correcting someone can be educational ;-) Yeah, sounds like a HTML5 bug; they'll probably fix it soon. Flash is a well-established platform, so I'd be surprised if it didn't work in it. Does youtube's HTML5 version work in Chrome? FF2 in linux (long story for why I can't upgrade this machine)
  - hboon 15y ago
    Didn't work for me on Chrome. Switched successfully to HTML5 though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEXae1j6EY&t=13m10s&html5=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEXae1j6EY&t=13m10s&... After reading http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079, I always expect to be educated on HN :)
    - 6ren 15y ago
      I'm surprised. Oh well. BTW: Awesome thread.

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