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Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY?

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In comp.lang.javascript message <2597183.QcWBBMbo8E@PointedEars.de>,
Sat, 7 May 2016 22:51:48, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
posted:

>> In situations where I DID want the document to update immediately I had to
>> use a short setTimeout to pause execution.
>
>Still true, except that window.setTimeout() has never paused execution (that
>is a common misconception).  Instead, code that is to run independent of
>window updates and would potentially block execution, is to be executed with
>window.setTimeout() or the Web Workers API.

You are, as is customary, unnecessarily pedantic whenever that enables
you to avoid being helpful.


The setTimeout call does not of itself pause execution; but it can be
used to enable execution to restart after it stops for other reasons.
it and setInterval thereby provide /sine qua non/s for the pausing of
execution.

Pseudo-Pascal, as I am not set up to test it now :
        function F() ; begin
          Write(1) ;
          Pause(1000) ;
          Write(2)
          end ;

Pseudo-JavaScript :
        function F() {
          Write(1)
          setTimeout(G, 1000)
          }

        function G() :
          Write(2)
          ;

RBTD.

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Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2016-05-04 23:06 -0700
  Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-05-05 10:16 +0100
    Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? Steve L <x@y.z> - 2016-05-07 15:40 -0400
      Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-05-07 22:51 +0200
        Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-05-08 19:18 +0100
  Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-05-06 12:53 +0200
    Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-05-06 13:11 +0200
    Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-05-06 14:08 +0200
      Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-05-06 16:10 +0200
  Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? bit-naughty@hotmail.com - 2016-05-10 00:53 -0700
    Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-05-10 10:38 +0200
    Re: Will insertBefore show it IMMEDIATELY? Osmo Saarikumpu <osmo@weppipakki.com> - 2016-05-11 17:34 +0300

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