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Re: Why is this not working

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Stefan Weiss wrote:

> On 2013-01-20 03:08, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> Stefan Weiss wrote:
>>> In a typical browser, it's not just too fast to see, but impossible to
>>> see: the display will only be updated (re-rendered) after the script has
>>> run its course.
>> 
>> The behavior is implementation-dependent; there is nothing ”typical”
>> about it.  And the word you were looking for was “reflow”.
> 
> This behavior is an optimization, so of course it's implementation
> dependent. Practically all current JS-capable browsers display this
> behavior, hence "typical". Prove that a significant percentage of
> browsers work differently, and I'll retract "typical".

Your logic is flawed as you are trying to shift the burden of proof.  You 
were to prove that “practically all current JS-capable browsers display this 
behavior”, not I that this is not true.  Probably someone has told you this 
before.

> The word I intended is "rerender" (aka "repaint"). Reflows can happen
> several times between display updates, but they are not visible to the
> user until the display is updated (rerendered, repainted). Nothing in
> the given example forces a reflow until the final display update.

Doubtful.

> PS, didn't you killfile me in November "for a longer time"? Just in case
> your filter got confused, please re-add me.

So that you can have it your way and continue spouting nonsense?  No.
(New year, new scorefile rules.)

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Why is this not working "Tony Johansson" <johansson.andersson@telia.com> - 2013-01-19 17:35 +0100
  Re: Why is this not working Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-01-19 16:52 +0000
    Re: Why is this not working Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-19 18:45 +0100
  Re: Why is this not working Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2013-01-19 10:17 -0700
  Re: Why is this not working Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-19 18:26 +0100
    Re: Why is this not working Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-19 18:50 +0100
  Re: Why is this not working Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-01-19 11:11 -0800
    Re: Why is this not working Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-19 21:17 +0100
      Re: Why is this not working Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-01-19 14:30 -0800
        Re: Why is this not working Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 02:52 +0100
          Re: Why is this not working Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-20 03:08 +0100
            Re: Why is this not working Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 04:32 +0100
              Re: Why is this not working Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-20 04:46 +0100
  Re: Why is this not working Danny <dann90038@gmail.com> - 2013-01-19 12:42 -0800
    Re: Why is this not working "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-01-19 22:53 +0100
  Re: Why is this not working Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2013-01-20 15:13 +1100
    Re: Why is this not working Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-01-20 06:45 +0100
  Re: Why is this not working Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-01-20 18:20 +0000

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