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2007 Aug 15
4
Prototype TimedObserver Error
Hi! I have tried the demo code from http://www.prototypejs.org/api/timedObserver and get a "Null value" error in Safari and a "element has no properties" (line 2753) error in Firefox. I use prototype version 1.5.1.1 My html code looks like that ... <html> <head> <title>Test</title> <script src="prototype.js" type=...
2005 Aug 22
8
Observing changes to a text field
I''ve noticed that using several TimedObservers (prototype.js) on a page to watch for changes to text fields (haven''t tried forms) can have a non-negligible effect on the CPU cycles used by the browser process. Nothing dramatic, to be sure, but unnecessary. Autocompleter.Base (controls.js) follows a smarter strategy to watch for c...
2005 Jun 28
2
Problems with repeated calls to setTimeout?
...setTimeout (mutatis mutandis), no such thing occurs. For instance, when I open http://mir.aculo.us/ in a fresh browser and wait for a couple of minutes, Konqueror crashes. I''ve tried to track the problem down, but it''s not as easy as just looped calls to setTimeout or even a TimedObserver. There must be something more to it. My conjecture is that each time through the loop and setTimeout some resources are acquired, but never freed. I''m unable to set up a minimal demonstration case for this, though. Has anyone else encountered this bug? Possibly with other browsers, too...