--- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Bruder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "cwflamont" <charles@> > wrote: > > > > Should Opera do this?: > > > > http://www.gateho.nildram.co.uk/temp/graphics/SVG/ > svg_circle_object_onload_debug.html > > > > Surely the colour should change before the final alert appears? > > > > I'm not sure which specification to consult here, or if it's > specified at all, but I think re-rendering the document before the > processing of an event has finished is not required. When you're > changing the DOM then updating the rendering at intermediate steps > (like after you've added a circle but before you've set its cx, cy, > r, and fill attributes) is normally undesired.
I agree that one would not sensibly expect to update the rendering before having defined what is to be rendered, but I don't think that is what I am trying to do. I instrumented the script in order to debug it, and found that browsers did not treat it as I expected, and I am therefore asking what my expectations should be. I am expecting to render an object SVG, and then use the script to change it, in between other things (alerts) happening. > > Whether the document should be re-rendered before an alert or prompt > is called is another question. I could think of situations in which > such a behaviour might be desirable. But I don't think it's specified > anywhere that browsers should do so. > I find this rather surprising. In general, surely, one should be able to rely on a browser to do things strictly in the order it is asked to by a script: alert me to the fact that you are about to turn the red circle blue; turn it blue; tell me I should be able to see it has been turned blue? Otherwise, how can you be sure what is being displayed when? Are you saying that alerts are an unusual case and that I should expect browsers to treat them unpredictably? (Initially I put "should I expect browsers to behave unpredictably?" but realized that was far too naive.) If that is the case, what better simple means could I use for run-time instrumentation of my scripts? ------------------------------------ ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ----Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
