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Re: Draw/animation fail to stop

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In comp.lang.javascript message <2479854.SYyhZTWsNG@PointedEars.de>,
Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:55:41, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
<PointedEars@web.de> posted:

>Dr J R Stockton wrote:
>
>> […] Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn […] posted:
>>> Dr J R Stockton wrote:
>>>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> posted:
>>>>>  var t = null;
>>>>>  var f = function () {
>>>>>    if (t !== null)
>>>>>    {
>>>>>      window.clearTimeout(t);
>>>>>      t = null;
>>>>>    }
>>>>>
>>>>>    /* do something every 50 milliseconds */
>>>>>
>>>>>    t = window.setTimeout(f, 50);
>>>>>  };
>>>>>
>>>>>  f();
>>>>
>>>> The comment is incorrect.
>>> The comment is a placeholder, therefore correct.
>>
>> Nonsense.  The comment expresses a false meaning, for most values of
>> "something".
>
>Would inserting “approximately” satisfy you, or which part of
>“placeholder”
>did you not understand?

None.

Consider, as an extreme example, replacing the placeholder with
        while (new Date()%1000 < 900) ; // .
Consider, as a more practical example, replacing the placeholder with a
calculation that takes 200ms.

Users of setTimeout should remember that it calls for a delay of the
stated number of milliseconds from the execution of setTimeout until the
invocation of the first argument; and that the actual delay will be
longer if the system is then busy.


>> YWIII.
>
>WTF?  But here we go again.  You have been spotted arguing against the
>hacker culture, but you are making use of its acronyms and even inventing
>new ones in the same way.  I think the correct term for that is
>“hypocrite”.

OAF.

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Draw/animation fail to stop jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-09-21 06:33 -0700
  Re: Draw/animation fail to stop "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-09-21 15:52 +0200
    Re: Draw/animation fail to stop jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-09-21 20:14 -0700
      Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2013-09-22 06:47 +0200
        Re: Draw/animation fail to stop JJ <duh@nah.meh> - 2013-09-22 13:05 +0700
        Re: Draw/animation fail to stop "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-09-22 09:10 +0200
        Re: Draw/animation fail to stop jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-09-22 01:30 -0700
          Re: Draw/animation fail to stop jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2013-09-22 01:40 -0700
        Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-09-22 12:42 +0200
          Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-09-23 18:06 +0100
            Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-09-24 01:00 +0200
              Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-09-25 17:18 +0100
                Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-09-26 00:55 +0200
                Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Joao Rodrigues <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-09-25 22:33 -0300
                Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-09-26 15:21 +1000
                Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-09-28 19:16 +0100
      Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2013-09-22 14:14 +0200
        Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-09-22 15:06 +0200
  Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Ken <usenet-so@abdiassoftware.com> - 2013-09-22 13:44 -0500
  Re: Draw/animation fail to stop Ken <usenet-so@abdiassoftware.com> - 2013-09-22 13:50 -0500

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