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Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load?

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On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:08:25 -0700, crankypuss wrote:

> I've never been successful in digging around to find out how the few
> web pages I've seen are able to update the page without constant
> flickering and so on, it's my impression (*not* understanding, I lack
> that) that http is a client/server protocol and that once a request
> has been fulfilled the transaction is over. I'm curious, but not
> compelled.
>
> On the other hand I have been somewhat successful in creating the same
> appearance by using closely spaced refreshes, most browsers seem not
> to clear the screen prior to rendering so if the next is mostly the
> same as the last it appears to have been partially updated.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "web sockets", I've used the kind of
> sockets provided by PHP but if you mean something else I've no clue
> what that might be.

javascript does not shut down just because the page is finished
loading. The javascript makes a background request to a specialize "not
generating a web page, just feeding data" script on the server, then
updates its own document (that is, the rendered page) based on the new
data it receives.

-- 
For every subject you can think of there are at least 3 web sites.
The owners of these web sites know each other and at least one of
them hates at least one of the others.
                -- mnlooney's view of Skif's Internet Theorem

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Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-22 22:26 +0000
  Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2012-02-22 16:27 -0800
  Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-02-22 22:49 -0500
  Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2012-02-24 13:40 +0100
    Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-24 13:26 +0000
      Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? bill <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2012-02-25 07:56 -0500
        Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2012-02-25 17:21 +0000
          Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-02-26 01:31 -0700
            Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-26 12:25 +0000
              Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-02-26 11:08 -0700
                Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page   load? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2012-02-26 19:40 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-02-26 13:06 -0700
                Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-26 21:12 +0000
                Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2012-02-26 12:44 -0600
                Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-02-26 13:09 -0700
                Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-26 21:14 +0000
                Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-02-27 04:02 -0700
      Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2012-02-27 10:22 +0100
        Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-27 12:00 +0000
          Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2012-02-27 14:08 +0100
            Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-27 14:12 +0000
              Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? "Álvaro G. Vicario" <alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com.invalid> - 2012-02-27 17:18 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to distinguish an auto-refresh from a manual page load? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-02-27 11:59 -0500

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