James Clash wrote: > Fabian Guisset wrote: > >> James Clash wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I just tested many DHTML sites with the latest >>> nightlies and experienced some major problems >>> (hang, considerably slower, etc.) >>> >>> A search in bugzilla revealed the relating bug >>> - http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117061 >>> Unfortunately this bug hasn't made it into >>> Mozilla 0.9.8. >>> >>> I hope Stuart Parmenter (the assigned person) gets this >>> fixed real soon ... so voting on this bug is appreciated! >>> >>> -- >>> James >>> >>> >>> >> >> This is not the only problem with DHTML performance, but there is work >> going on. See also bug 21762 for the tracking bug. >> >> -Fabian. >> > > Good to hear - but what I still don't unterstand is the fact that > the regression has been reported on 2001-12-27 and although this > regression is having a great impact it hasn't been fixed for 0.9.8 ?! >
I am in part to blame for this, I haven't done what Brendan has asked me to do yet -- I plan to, soon enough. rjesup's patch was apparently more an experimental workaround that nobody tested than a real patch. It's interesting that so many people care about that bug but nobody is able to test a patch. > Also took a look at the tracking bu 21762 and also there people are > concerned if this bug is also in the 0.9.8 release. > Of course people are concerned that DHTML perf sucks, and so are we... it's just not easy to fix, as S�ren pointed out. Sorry for the vague answers and arguments, I can't do much better at this point -Fabian. > -- > James >
