Closed Bug 9552 Opened 25 years ago Closed 24 years ago

[FEATURE] handleEvent() is not implemented

Categories

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: Core & HTML
Platform:
x86
All
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: desale, Assigned: joki)

Details

(Keywords: testcase, Whiteboard: [TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented)

Attachments

(2 files)

desale's test case as attachment for convenience
238 bytes, text/html
Details
desale's test case as attachment for convenience
242 bytes, text/html
Details 
Method window.handleEvent() is returning undefined.

PRODUCT: Seamonkey [Apprunner/Viewer]
BUILD: 07-08-08.
OS: Win95, WinNT, Win98, MacOS.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1] Please copy code I'm providing. Save as HTML file.
2] Open this HTML file in Apprunner as well as Viewer.
3] You'll see the return value of window.handleEvent() getting printed on
screen.

NOTE: In actual code [testcase] the method is used without parantheses in order
to know what it is exactly.

EXPECTED RESULTS:
window.handleEvent() = function handleEvent() { [native code] }

ACTUAL RESULTS:
window.handleEvent() = undefined

CODE:

<html>
<head>
<title>Test Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form name="workform">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
document.writeln("window.handleEvent() = ");
document.writeln(window.handleEvent);
</SCRIPT>
</form>
</body>
</html>

END OF CODE
Whiteboard: [TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented
yet another. updated status to "[TESTCASE]..." standard.
sorry, wrong window. please ignore attachment #803 [details] :-(
Its not only for window.handleEvent. Its not yet implemented for any object.
This method does not seem implemented for anyother objects also like button,
checkbox, and so on...
Summary: window.handleEvent() is returning undefined → handleEvent() is not implemented
Changing summary.
Vidur, is this yours or joki's?
Sorry, Tom.  Vidur says you probably have dups of these bugs already, so it
shouldn't hurt _too_ much.
Target Milestone: M13
Summary: handleEvent() is not implemented → [FEATURE] handleEvent() is not implemented
Target Milestone: M13 → M14
Moving M14.
Target Milestone: M14 → M13
Moving 4.x event system features back to M13
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: M13 → M14
Well the 4.x event stuff is done but its untested.  Given that I had to make
several changes to general event handling I think I'll take the conservative
road this time and save this till the tree opens for M14.
Bulk moving [testcase] code to new testcase keyword. Sorry for the spam!
Keywords: testcase
Keywords: beta1
Please give an example of a top100 page which uses this?  Otherwise, we will 
mark [PDT-]
Info provided by desale via mail when asked WHY FOR BETA?:
"Its not that beta would really suck without it, but its like one feature. 
Without it, we'll be totally missing the user defined ways of handling events. 
I mean, not lot of people use it, but there are some developers who use it. 

No its not blocking QA automation or anything.  I just thought it would be 
better to have this one." 
PDT- for b1
Whiteboard: [TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented → [PDT-][TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented
The function is implemented but we're still deciding how this will work in the 
new world.  Pushing to a later milestone.
Target Milestone: M14 → M18
Adding nsbeta2 to keywords.
Keywords: nsbeta2
Whiteboard: [PDT-][TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented → [TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented
Putting on [nsbeta2+][6/01] radar.  This work must be done by 06/01 or we may 
pull this for PR2.
Whiteboard: [TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented → [nsbeta2+][6/01][TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented
joki, could you provide info on the following?
1) handleEvent() is part of the Nav4 DOM but not part of the W3C DOM?
2) handleEvent() duplicates functionality that exist already in a feature of the 
W3C DOM and provides no additional functionality the W3C DOM doesn't offer?
3) If we check in handleEvent(), do we expect to be able to provide full b.c. 
with the behavior of handleEvent() in Nav4, or will it be an inexact emulation 
of the old behavior that therefore appears buggy to the developer?
4) How much more work do you have to do to "finish" handleEvent() to the point 
of providing full b.c.?

JS that used Nav4-specific features will typically need to be rewritten anyway. 
A "buggy" or "partial" emulation is probably worse than not doing it at all if 
equivalent functionality is available through the W3C DOM. If you have much work 
left to do on this, if b.c. will be less than complete, and/or if equivalent 
functionality is available through the W3C DOM, it's tempting to bite the bullet 
and drop this completely so you can focus on debugging our W3C DOM support and 
getting that right. I'd rather do whatever W3C DOM1/2 functionality we 
offer fully debugged than have partial, buggy support of both W3C DOM and Nav4 
DOM features. Thoughts?
Changing from [6/01] to [6/15]
Whiteboard: [nsbeta2+][6/01][TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented → [nsbeta2+][6/15][TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented
Per recent PDT triage, clearing [nsbeta2+][6/15] and closing as WONTFIX. 
handleEvent() was a proprietary Nav4 event handling method and is OUT for good. 
We will not attempt to provide b.c. with handleEvent() because the W3C DOM2 
offers equivalent functionality through dispatchEvent(), which is already in. 
Will update http://home.netscape.com/browsers/future/standards.html to start 
informing developers how to do the upgrade.

cc:ing dannyg as an FYI.
Whiteboard: [nsbeta2+][6/15][TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented → [TESTCASE] window.handleEvent() must be implemented
Sorry, marking WONTFIX for real this time.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
As per Eric Krock's comments, Marking it Verified.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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