View source for Content.interrupt.parsing

 {{preference|pref=content.interrupt.parsing}}

==Background==
This preference controls whether the application will interrupt parsing a page to respond to UI events.

==Possible values and their effects==
===true===
Parsing can be interrupted to process UI events. (Default)
===false===
Parsing cannot be interrupted. The application will be unresponsive until parsing is complete.

==Caveats==
* This preference does not exist by default.

==First checked in==
[http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsview2.cgi?diff_mode=context&whitespace_mode=show&file=nsHTMLContentSink.cpp&branch=&root=/cvsroot&subdir=mozilla/content/html/document/src&command=DIFF_FRAMESET&rev1=3.462&rev2=3.463 2001-06-20 by Kevin McCluskey]

==Has an effect in==
* Netscape (all versions since 6.1)
* Mozilla Suite (all versions since 0.9.2.1)
* Phoenix (all versions)
* Firebird (all versions)
* Firefox (all versions)
* Minimo (all versions)
* SeaMonkey (all versions)

==Related bugs==
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=76722 Bug 76722 - Gecko blocks the main thread for > 1 sec processing events]

==Related preferences==
* [[content.max.tokenizing.time]]

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