On Nov 22, 2013 8:24 AM, "Daniel Buchner" <dan...@mozilla.com> wrote: > > Personally I don't have any issues with this solution, it provides for the use-cases we face. Also, it isn't without precedent - you can opt for a sync XMLHttpRequest (not much different).
Except that sync XHR is considered one of the great miss designs of the web and is causing huge UI issues for users and great pain for developers. If we had the opportunity we would remove it in a heartbeat. / Jonas