[webkit-dev] setTimeout as browser speed throttle

[Rob Burns]

Hi Peter,

On Oct 2, 2008, at 6:28 PM, Peter Kasting wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Rob Burns <robburns1 at mac.com> wrote:
> As another drastic anecdotal step, I've turned off javascript on
> Safari (my main browser) and turn to other browsers when I find a site
> that requires javascript. If I don't do that, I find my Macbook Air
> battery eaten away in under an hour just because I left pages open
> that use setTimeout inappropriately.
>
> Safari doesn't have a lower setTimeout() cap than Firefox, so I  
> don't think this data point is meaningful.

This wasn't a comparison of the handling of different browsers. I was  
saying that this is a rather drastic measure that users have to take  
in order to avoid errant javascripts from eating away battery storage.  
It might make sense to allow users to disable timers separately from  
disabling javascript in total. In that way it might also encourage  
authors to use timers appropriately when they might not be able to  
count on timers being enabled always (using them only when appropriate  
then).

Take care,
Rob
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