Subj : Re: why allow scripts to run in background windows?
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Daniel Kirsch
Date : Fri Jun 24 2005 08:13 pm

Frank Nospam wrote:
> This struck me as a really good idea, but I couldn't find anything
>  in Bugzilla on this concept (either active or WONTFIX).

I would pretty much hate it as it would not be possible to load other 
pages in the background that uses JavaScript. The page would pause until 
I put the focus on it. Nearly all DHTML pages would suffer from this.

For me this would be a big step backward. I hope it will stay "WONTFIX".

Daniel

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