[whatwg] <img> element: downloading a resource

[Ian Hickson]

On Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Alexey Feldgendler wrote:
> > 
> > The definition of downloading a resource must be clear that even if 
> > the resource does not need to be downloaded (because it has been 
> > cached or something) the load event still needs to be dispatched (or 
> > the error event, in case it contains errors).
> 
> Even for data: URIs?

That seems out of scope for HTML5.


> And what about
> 
> img.src = img.src;
> 
> ?
> 
> The image surely needs not be downloaded again, but should the load 
> event fire?

I've tried to clarify this, modulo the remaining lack of a definition for 
"download", which is a general issue for the spec.

-- 
Ian Hickson               U+1047E                )\._.,--....,'``.    fL
http://ln.hixie.ch/       U+263A                /,   _.. \   _\  ;`._ ,.
Things that are impossible just take longer.   `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'