Re: 'scroll' and 'resize' events

On 17/06/2009, at 20:28, Doug Schepers wrote:

> Hi, PPK-
>
> Peter-Paul Koch wrote (on 6/17/09 9:41 AM):
>>
>> More in general, exactly where is the firing of common events such  
>> as click,
>> mousedown and keyup defined? I can't find them in the HTML5 spec  
>> (or did I
>> overlook them?), and the DOM3 Events spec is rather old and has  
>> little to do
>> with reality.
>
> We are updating that spec to align better with reality right now. :)
>
>
>> If they're currently undefined and you ask nicely, I might even  
>> create a
>> first overview of their firing in current browsers; an overview  
>> that could
>> lead to a proper specification. I've got most of the relevant data  
>> already
>> in my head.
>
> Pretty please, with sugar on top?  I'm working on it right now, but  
> suggestions, contributions, or corrections are most welcome.

A suggestion:

Add a section somewhere explaining the difference between synchronous  
and asynchronous handling (dispatching ?) of events.

And, specify clearly, for each event type, wether it's handled  
synchronously or asynchronously (i.e. qeued, I guess).

My $0.02 :-)

-- 
Jorge.

Received on Monday, 22 June 2009 08:58:52 UTC