Short URL: http://html5.org/r/2916
| SVN | Bug | Comment | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2916 | Release the storage lock whenever something modal happens, like window.alert(), or printing. | 2009-03-26 08:08 |
Index: source
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--- source (revision 2915)
+++ source (revision 2916)
@@ -46737,6 +46737,10 @@
<p>Displays a modal alert with the given message, and waits for the user to dismiss it.</p>
+ <p>A call to the <code
+ title="dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates">navigator.getStorageUpdates()</code>
+ method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
</dd>
<dt><var title="">result</var> = <var title="">window</var> . <code title="dom-confirm">confirm</code>(<var title="">message</var>)</dt>
@@ -46746,6 +46750,10 @@
for the user to dismiss it, and returns true if the user clicks OK
and false if the user clicks Cancel.</p>
+ <p>A call to the <code
+ title="dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates">navigator.getStorageUpdates()</code>
+ method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
</dd>
<dt><var title="">result</var> = <var title="">window</var> . <code title="dom-prompt">prompt</code>(<var title="">message</var> [, <var title="">default</var>] )</dt>
@@ -46757,6 +46765,10 @@
instead. If the second argument is present, then the given value
is used as a default.</p>
+ <p>A call to the <code
+ title="dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates">navigator.getStorageUpdates()</code>
+ method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
</dd>
</dl>
@@ -46764,27 +46776,28 @@
<div class="impl">
<p>The <dfn title="dom-alert"><code>alert(<var
- title="">message</var>)</code></dfn> method, when invoked, must show
- the given <var title="">message</var> to the user. The user agent
- may make the method wait for the user to acknowledge the message
- before returning; if so, the user agent must <span>pause</span>
- while the method is waiting.</p>
+ title="">message</var>)</code></dfn> method, when invoked, must
+ release the <span>storage mutex</span> and show the given <var
+ title="">message</var> to the user. The user agent may make the
+ method wait for the user to acknowledge the message before
+ returning; if so, the user agent must <span>pause</span> while the
+ method is waiting.</p>
<p>The <dfn title="dom-confirm"><code>confirm(<var
- title="">message</var>)</code></dfn> method, when invoked, must show
- the given <var title="">message</var> to the user, and ask the user
- to respond with a positive or negative response. The user agent must
- then <span>pause</span> as the method waits for the user's
- response. If the user responds positively, the method must return
- true, and if the user responds negatively, the method must return
- false.</p>
+ title="">message</var>)</code></dfn> method, when invoked, must
+ release the <span>storage mutex</span> andshow the given <var
+ title="">message</var> to the user, and ask the user to respond with
+ a positive or negative response. The user agent must then
+ <span>pause</span> as the method waits for the user's response. If
+ the user responds positively, the method must return true, and if
+ the user responds negatively, the method must return false.</p>
<p>The <dfn title="dom-prompt"><code>prompt(<var
title="">message</var>, <var title="">default</var>)</code></dfn>
- method, when invoked, must show the given <var
- title="">message</var> to the user, and ask the user to either
- respond with a string value or abort. The user agent must then
- <span>pause</span> as the method waits for the user's
+ method, when invoked, must release the <span>storage mutex</span>,
+ show the given <var title="">message</var> to the user, and ask the
+ user to either respond with a string value or abort. The user agent
+ must then <span>pause</span> as the method waits for the user's
response. The second argument is optional. If the second argument
(<var title="">default</var>) is present, then the response must be
defaulted to the value given by <var title="">default</var>. If the
@@ -46804,6 +46817,10 @@
<p>Prompts the user to print the page.</p>
+ <p>A call to the <code
+ title="dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates">navigator.getStorageUpdates()</code>
+ method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
</dd>
</dl>
@@ -46855,6 +46872,12 @@
<li>
+ <p>The user agent must release the <span>storage mutex</span>.</p>
+
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+
<p>The user agent should offer the user the opportunity to
<span>obtain a physical form</span> (or the representation of a
physical form) of the document. The user agent may wait for the
@@ -46901,6 +46924,10 @@
<p>Prompts the user with the given page, waits for that page to
close, and returns the return value.</p>
+ <p>A call to the <code
+ title="dom-navigator-getStorageUpdates">navigator.getStorageUpdates()</code>
+ method is implied when this method is invoked.</p>
+
</dd>
</dl>
@@ -46923,8 +46950,16 @@
<p>If this fails, then throw a <code>SYNTAX_ERR</code> exception
and abort these steps.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li>
+ <p>Release the <span>storage mutex</span>.</p>
+
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+
<p>If the user agent is configured such that this invocation of
<code title="dom-showModalDialog">showModalDialog()</code> is
somehow disabled, then the method returns the empty string; abort