- From: Jorge Chamorro <jorge@jorgechamorro.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:23:35 +0200
- To: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Cc: Peter-Paul Koch <pp.koch@gmail.com>, www-dom@w3.org
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.
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