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Clarifies the relationship between the systemAudio option and monitor display surfaces.#327

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Clarifies the relationship between the systemAudio option and monitor display surfaces.

The description of the SystemAudioPreferenceEnum's "include" enum already specifies that systemAudio is linked to monitor display surfaces. This update aims to further clarify this existing relationship within the specification.


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<p>Describes whether an application invoking
{{MediaDevices/getDisplayMedia()}} would like the user agent to include
system audio among the audio sources offered to the user.</p>
system audio among the audio sources offered to the user for

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Instead of "for", maybe we should say "in conjunction with." (Throughout.)

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This would be clearer if it also said "this only applies to requests that include XXX display surfaces" for both of the audio constraints. It is currently a bit indirect.

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@jan-ivar jan-ivar merged commit 81ad880 into w3c:gh-pages Jul 17, 2025
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