Fabian Guisset wrote: > James Clash wrote: > >> Fabian Guisset wrote: >> >>> James Clash wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I just tested many DHTML sites with the latest >>>> nightlies and experienced some major problems >>>> (hang, considerably slower, etc.) >>>> >>>> A search in bugzilla revealed the relating bug >>>> - http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117061 >>>> Unfortunately this bug hasn't made it into >>>> Mozilla 0.9.8. >>>> >>>> I hope Stuart Parmenter (the assigned person) gets this >>>> fixed real soon ... so voting on this bug is appreciated! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> James >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> This is not the only problem with DHTML performance, but there is >>> work going on. See also bug 21762 for the tracking bug. >>> >>> -Fabian. >>> >> >> Good to hear - but what I still don't unterstand is the fact that >> the regression has been reported on 2001-12-27 and although this >> regression is having a great impact it hasn't been fixed for 0.9.8 ?! >> > > I am in part to blame for this, I haven't done what Brendan has asked me > to do yet -- I plan to, soon enough. > rjesup's patch was apparently more an experimental workaround that > nobody tested than a real patch. It's interesting that so many people > care about that bug but nobody is able to test a patch. >
Thank you for being honest. So what is currently being done about it? (And will it be fixed in the upcoming Netscape release?) > >> Also took a look at the tracking bu 21762 and also there people are >> concerned if this bug is also in the 0.9.8 release. >> > > > Of course people are concerned that DHTML perf sucks, and so are we... > it's just not easy to fix, as S�ren pointed out. > > Sorry for the vague answers and arguments, I can't do much better at > this point > I understand and thank you for your thoughts anyway. What concerns me a bit again is that some big DHTML bugs are being retargeted again (for example 70156, 98627). -- James > -Fabian. > > >> -- >> James >> > >
