6.1. How Mozilla Handles Events
Figure 6.1 is a conceptual overview of the event-driven systems inside Mozilla.
Figure 6.1. Overview of event processing inside Mozilla.
All these approaches are briefly discussed here; most are extensively discussed here, but commands are discussed in Chapter 9, Commands, and content processing is a topic addressed in Chapter 16, XPCOM Objects.
6.1.1. Scheduling Input and Output
All programs need some form of input and output, and the Mozilla Platform is no exception. It can receive input from devices driven by human beings, from network and Internet connections, from the operating system, from other applications, ...
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