setTimeout in WebKit for JavaScript issues is becoming like zoom: 1 for CSS issues in IE
I fixed a lot of odd reflow issues I was having with the jQuery API Browser for the iPhone using setTimeouts. -- Brandon Aaron On 3/5/09, Parand <[email protected]> wrote: > > Finally found a work-around: > > I was calling my objective-c function using window.location . It > turned out if I added a setTimeout around the call to window.location > everything started working again. I'm guessing calling window.location > would immediately call the objective-C code, interrupting the > javascript thread, leaving things in a bad state. By adding the > setTimeout it allows the javascript thread to finish before jumping > into the objective-C code. Or something like that. > > Someday I'll have to write this up and post it somewhere... > > Parand > http://parand.com/say/ > > On Mar 5, 2:07 pm, John Resig <[email protected]> wrote: >> Unfortunately, I have no idea - it doesn't make it easier that it's >> such a custom set up. Maybe someone with more iPhone dev experience >> can speak to the situation. >> >> --John >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Parand <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> >> > I'm having a strange issue using jQuery on UIWebComponent on the >> > iPhone - at some point jQuery becomes unable to add content to the >> > DOM, while regular DOM methods (document.getElementById >> > ('something').appendChild(x) ) continue to work. >> >> > I've posted details on stackoverflow, and I'll describe them below. >> > I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction: >> >> >http://stackoverflow.com/questions/591949/iphone-webkit-jquery-strang... >> >> > I'm doing funky things with UIWebComponent, passing control back and >> > forth between objective-C and WebKit: from WebKit I invoke Objective-C >> > code by calling a special URL that the Objective-C handler catches, >> > and from Objective-C I execute Javascript in WebKit. Works well for >> > the most part. >> >> > I switch "pages" by showing and hiding divs on the same html page. >> > After switching a couple of times and some objC-Webkit interactions, >> > jQuery becomes unable to update the dom. >> >> > var x = document.createTextNode('THE FIRST THING'); >> > document.getElementById('thumbspage').appendChild(x); >> > $('#thumbspage').append('-- THE SECOND THING'); >> >> > "THE FIRST THING" shows up, "THE SECOND THING" doesn't . >> >> > I can still hide and remove elements using jQuery, but I can't add >> > anything. >> >> > Any ideas? >> >> > Best, >> >> > Parand >> >http://parand.com/say/ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery Development" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
