[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 28232] New: "Null after navigation" in major-objects.html is unclear

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28232

           Summary: "Null after navigation" in major-objects.html is
                    unclear
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebKit Website
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: joe.mason at torchmobile.com
                CC: abarth at webkit.org


Adam Barth explains the "null after navigation" comment in major-objects.html
like this:

> > "NULL after navigation" could be clearer - it suggests that DOMWindow and
> > everything below it only exists if you type the URL, but not if a page is
> > loaded by clicking a link, which can't be true.
>
> Oh, I meant navigate to cover both typing in the location bar and
> clicking a link.  Is there a better word to use for that?
>
> > Does it mean that it's NULL
> > immediately after navigation, while waiting for the load, and is replaced by
> > a valid pointer after loading?
>
> I wasn't sure the best way to represent this in the diagram.
> Typically, the edge becomes null in the "up" direction and replaced
> with a new object in the "down" direction.  If you can think of a nice
> way to explain this on the page, please file a bug, CC me, and upload
> a patch.

I think the best way to represent this is with a footnoted explanation.  (Patch
forthcoming)

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