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Bug 13826 - This section should define that for the purposes of DOM Core dispatching (concept-event-dispatch), Window is the parent of Document.
Summary: This section should define that for the purposes of DOM Core dispatching (con...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML5 spec (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other other
: P3 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
URL: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/...
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Reported: 2011-08-18 14:17 UTC by contributor
Modified: 2011-10-04 20:06 UTC (History)
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Description contributor 2011-08-18 14:17:35 UTC 
Specification: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/complete/webappapis.html
Multipage: http://www.whatwg.org/C#events-and-the-window-object
Complete: http://www.whatwg.org/c#events-and-the-window-object

Comment:
This section should define that for the purposes of DOM Core dispatching
(concept-event-dispatch), Window is the parent of Document.

Posted from: 83.85.115.123 by annevk@opera.com
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Comment 1 Anne 2011-08-18 14:18:27 UTC 
Except of course when you dispatch the 'load' event. This way Window more naturally fits in the dispatching algorithm defined by the DOM.
Comment 2 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2011-10-04 20:03:02 UTC 
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Status: Accepted
Change Description: see diff given below
Rationale: Concurred with reporter's comments.
Comment 3 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2011-10-04 20:06:07 UTC 
See diff in bug 13822.