[html5] r1852 - [e] (0) notes on fetching

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Author: ianh
Date: 2008-07-08 16:09:40 -0700 (Tue, 08 Jul 2008)
New Revision: 1852

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) notes on fetching

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2008-07-08 23:01:32 UTC (rev 1851)
+++ index	2008-07-08 23:09:40 UTC (rev 1852)
@@ -5670,7 +5670,12 @@
    the URL, etc; "once fetched, a resource might have to have its type
    determined", pointing to the next section but also explicitly saying that
    it's up to the part of the spec doing the fetching to determine how the
-   type is established
+   type is established</p>
+  <!-- XXX make sure to say that fetching can delay the actual load,
+  so long as it resolves the URL first. This is important because some
+  UAs want to prioritise downloads of certain resources over others
+  (e.g. not loading video poster frames until the video is on the
+  screen) -->
 
   <h3 id=content-type-sniffing><span class=secno>2.7 </span>Determining the
    type of a resource</h3>

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2008-07-08 23:01:32 UTC (rev 1851)
+++ source	2008-07-08 23:09:40 UTC (rev 1852)
@@ -3989,8 +3989,14 @@
   the spec doing the fetching to determine how the type is
   established</p>
 
+  <!-- XXX make sure to say that fetching can delay the actual load,
+  so long as it resolves the URL first. This is important because some
+  UAs want to prioritise downloads of certain resources over others
+  (e.g. not loading video poster frames until the video is on the
+  screen) -->
 
 
+
   <h3 id="content-type-sniffing">Determining the type of a resource</h3>
 
   <p class="warning">It is imperative that the rules in this section