spec/Overview.html 1.2082 2916 Release the storage lock whenever someth

Release the storage lock whenever something modal happens, like
window.alert(), or printing. (whatwg r2916)

5.6.3 Dialogs implemented using separate documents
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.2082.html#dialogs-implemented-using-separate-documents
prompt(message, default)
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.2082.html#dom-prompt
showModalDialog(url, argument)
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.2082.html#dom-showmodaldialog
5.6.2 Printing
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.2082.html#printing
alert(message)
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.2082.html#dom-alert
5.6.1 Simple dialogs
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.2082.html#simple-dialogs
printing steps
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.2082.html#printing-steps
confirm(message)
http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.1.2082.html#dom-confirm

http://people.w3.org/mike/diffs/html5/spec/Overview.diff.html
http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.2081&r2=1.2082&f=h
http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=2915&to=2916

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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
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diff -u -d -r1.2081 -r1.2082
--- Overview.html 26 Mar 2009 04:31:47 -0000 1.2081
+++ Overview.html 26 Mar 2009 08:08:37 -0000 1.2082
@@ -36753,6 +36753,9 @@
 
     <p>Displays a modal alert with the given message, and waits for the user to dismiss it.</p>
 
+    <p>A call to the <code title=dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates><a href=#dom-navigator-getstorageupdates>navigator.getStorageUpdates()</a></code>
+    method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
    </dd>
 
    <dt><var title="">result</var> = <var title="">window</var> . <code title=dom-confirm><a href=#dom-confirm>confirm</a></code>(<var title="">message</var>)</dt>
@@ -36762,6 +36765,9 @@
     for the user to dismiss it, and returns true if the user clicks OK
     and false if the user clicks Cancel.</p>
 
+    <p>A call to the <code title=dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates><a href=#dom-navigator-getstorageupdates>navigator.getStorageUpdates()</a></code>
+    method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
    </dd>
 
    <dt><var title="">result</var> = <var title="">window</var> . <code title=dom-prompt><a href=#dom-prompt>prompt</a></code>(<var title="">message</var> [, <var title="">default</var>] )</dt>
@@ -36773,28 +36779,31 @@
     instead. If the second argument is present, then the given value
     is used as a default.</p>
 
+    <p>A call to the <code title=dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates><a href=#dom-navigator-getstorageupdates>navigator.getStorageUpdates()</a></code>
+    method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
    </dd>
 
   </dl><div class=impl>
 
-  <p>The <dfn id=dom-alert title=dom-alert><code>alert(<var title="">message</var>)</code></dfn> method, when invoked, must show
-  the given <var title="">message</var> to the user. The user agent
-  may make the method wait for the user to acknowledge the message
-  before returning; if so, the user agent must <a href=#pause>pause</a>
-  while the method is waiting.</p>
+  <p>The <dfn id=dom-alert title=dom-alert><code>alert(<var title="">message</var>)</code></dfn> method, when invoked, must
+  release the <a href=#storage-mutex>storage mutex</a> and show the given <var title="">message</var> to the user. The user agent may make the
+  method wait for the user to acknowledge the message before
+  returning; if so, the user agent must <a href=#pause>pause</a> while the
+  method is waiting.</p>
 
-  <p>The <dfn id=dom-confirm title=dom-confirm><code>confirm(<var title="">message</var>)</code></dfn> method, when invoked, must show
-  the given <var title="">message</var> to the user, and ask the user
-  to respond with a positive or negative response. The user agent must
-  then <a href=#pause>pause</a> as the method waits for the user's
-  response. If the user responds positively, the method must return
-  true, and if the user responds negatively, the method must return
-  false.</p>
+  <p>The <dfn id=dom-confirm title=dom-confirm><code>confirm(<var title="">message</var>)</code></dfn> method, when invoked, must
+  release the <a href=#storage-mutex>storage mutex</a> andshow the given <var title="">message</var> to the user, and ask the user to respond with
+  a positive or negative response. The user agent must then
+  <a href=#pause>pause</a> as the method waits for the user's response. If
+  the user responds positively, the method must return true, and if
+  the user responds negatively, the method must return false.</p>
 
   <p>The <dfn id=dom-prompt title=dom-prompt><code>prompt(<var title="">message</var>, <var title="">default</var>)</code></dfn>
-  method, when invoked, must show the given <var title="">message</var> to the user, and ask the user to either
-  respond with a string value or abort. The user agent must then
-  <a href=#pause>pause</a> as the method waits for the user's
+  method, when invoked, must release the <a href=#storage-mutex>storage mutex</a>,
+  show the given <var title="">message</var> to the user, and ask the
+  user to either respond with a string value or abort. The user agent
+  must then <a href=#pause>pause</a> as the method waits for the user's
   response. The second argument is optional. If the second argument
   (<var title="">default</var>) is present, then the response must be
   defaulted to the value given by <var title="">default</var>. If the
@@ -36807,6 +36816,9 @@
 
     <p>Prompts the user to print the page.</p>
 
+    <p>A call to the <code title=dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates><a href=#dom-navigator-getstorageupdates>navigator.getStorageUpdates()</a></code>
+    method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
    </dd>
 
   </dl><div class=impl>
@@ -36852,6 +36864,12 @@
 
    <li>
 
+    <p>The user agent must release the <a href=#storage-mutex>storage mutex</a>.</p>
+
+   </li>
+
+   <li>
+
     <p>The user agent should offer the user the opportunity to
     <a href=#obtain-a-physical-form>obtain a physical form</a> (or the representation of a
     physical form) of the document. The user agent may wait for the
@@ -36888,6 +36906,9 @@
     <p>Prompts the user with the given page, waits for that page to
     close, and returns the return value.</p>
 
+    <p>A call to the <code title=dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates><a href=#dom-navigator-getstorageupdates>navigator.getStorageUpdates()</a></code>
+    method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
    </dd>
 
   </dl><div class=impl>
@@ -36904,6 +36925,14 @@
     <p>If this fails, then throw a <code><a href=#syntax_err>SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception
     and abort these steps.</p>
 
+   </li>
+
+   <li>
+
+    <p>Release the <a href=#storage-mutex>storage mutex</a>.</p>
+
+   </li>
+
    <li>
 
     <p>If the user agent is configured such that this invocation of

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