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Re: Why is this not working

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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".

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.


- stefan


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

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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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