[html5] r3688 - [e] (0) Talk more about the hourglasses.

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Author: ianh
Date: 2009-08-27 19:18:01 -0700 (Thu, 27 Aug 2009)
New Revision: 3688

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Talk more about the hourglasses.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2009-08-28 02:11:42 UTC (rev 3687)
+++ index	2009-08-28 02:18:01 UTC (rev 3688)
@@ -21200,7 +21200,12 @@
   algorithm is always invoked synchronously, but one of the first
   steps in the algorithm is to return and continue running the
   remaining steps asynchronously, meaning that it runs in the
-  background with scripts and other <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>tasks</a> running in parallel.</p>
+  background with scripts and other <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>tasks</a> running in parallel. In addition,
+  this algorithm interacts closely with the <a href=#event-loop>event loop</a>
+  mechanism; in particular, it has <a href=#synchronous-section title="synchronous
+  section">synchronous sections</a> (which are triggered as part of
+  the <a href=#event-loop>event loop</a> algorithm). Steps in such sections are
+  marked with ⌛.</p>
 
   <ol><li><p>Set the <code title=dom-media-networkState><a href=#dom-media-networkstate>networkState</a></code> to <code title=dom-media-NETWORK_NO_SOURCE><a href=#dom-media-network_no_source>NETWORK_NO_SOURCE</a></code>.</li>
 

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2009-08-28 02:11:42 UTC (rev 3687)
+++ source	2009-08-28 02:18:01 UTC (rev 3688)
@@ -22883,7 +22883,12 @@
   steps in the algorithm is to return and continue running the
   remaining steps asynchronously, meaning that it runs in the
   background with scripts and other <span
-  title="concept-task">tasks</span> running in parallel.</p>
+  title="concept-task">tasks</span> running in parallel. In addition,
+  this algorithm interacts closely with the <span>event loop</span>
+  mechanism; in particular, it has <span title="synchronous
+  section">synchronous sections</span> (which are triggered as part of
+  the <span>event loop</span> algorithm). Steps in such sections are
+  marked with &#x231B;.</p>
 
   <ol>