Re: [RequestAnimationFrame] Processing model defined

On 8/17/11 2:22 AM, James Robinson wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@mit.edu
> <mailto:bzbarsky@mit.edu>> wrote:
>     Or put another way, we _do_ want jQuery to build animate() on top of
>     requestAnimationFrame and we do _not_ want to break the huge amount
>     of deployed content that's using animate() and was perfectly fine
>     with the behavior it used to have.  The question is how animate()
>     can implement the behavior it used to have on top of
>     requestAnimationFrame.
>
> That's a good way to put it.  One counterargument is that jQuery (or
> other authors) could implement the behavior you describe with a
> combination of requestAnimationFrame, page visibility, and timers.

Maybe we should start by contacting the jQuery folks then....

(Sorry for the lag; I was on vacation.)

-Boris