- From: Ian Hickson via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:08:15 +0000
- To: public-html-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/html5/spec
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv32157
Modified Files:
Overview.html
Log Message:
Allow timers to be delayed when power usage is an issue. (whatwg r5535)
Index: Overview.html
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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4422
retrieving revision 1.4423
diff -u -d -r1.4422 -r1.4423
--- Overview.html 28 Sep 2010 21:57:25 -0000 1.4422
+++ Overview.html 28 Sep 2010 22:08:10 -0000 1.4423
@@ -48223,6 +48223,21 @@
this one whose <var title="">timeout</var> is equal to or less than
this one's have completed.</li>
+ <li>
+
+ <p>Optionally, wait a further user-agent defined length of
+ time.</p>
+
+ <p class="note">This is intended to allow user agents to pad
+ timeouts as needed to optimise the power usage of the device. For
+ example, some processors have a low-power mode where the
+ granularity of timers is reduced; on such platforms, user agents
+ can slow timers down to fit this schedule instead of requiring the
+ processor to use the more accurate mode with its associated higher
+ power usage.</p>
+
+ </li>
+
<li><p><a href="#queue-a-task" title="queue a task">Queue</a> the <var title="">task</var> <a href="#concept-task" title="concept-task">task</a>.</li>
</ol><p>The <dfn id="dom-windowtimers-cleartimeout" title="dom-windowtimers-clearTimeout"><code>clearTimeout()</code></dfn>
@@ -48278,6 +48293,21 @@
</li>
+ <li>
+
+ <p>Optionally, wait a further user-agent defined length of
+ time.</p>
+
+ <p class="note">This is intended to allow user agents to pad
+ timeouts as needed to optimise the power usage of the device. For
+ example, some processors have a low-power mode where the
+ granularity of timers is reduced; on such platforms, user agents
+ can slow timers down to fit this schedule instead of requiring the
+ processor to use the more accurate mode with its associated higher
+ power usage.</p>
+
+ </li>
+
<li><p><a href="#queue-a-task" title="queue a task">Queue</a> the <var title="">task</var> <a href="#concept-task" title="concept-task">task</a>.</li>
<li><p>Return to the step labeled <i>wait</i>.</li>
Received on Tuesday, 28 September 2010 22:08:17 UTC