[COUCHDB-1099] Does Chrome/Chromium have a problem with long polling?

• Type: Question
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.1, 1.0.2
• Component/s: HTTP Interface
• Labels: ajax chrome chromium longpolling

Environment

Chromium 12.0.707.0 (78659) Ubuntu 10.10

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Murphy McMahon
• Created: 22/Mar/11 16:27
• Updated: 16/Apr/11 21:34
• Resolved: 16/Apr/11 21:34

Description

When sending asynchronous long polling requests to CouchDB's _changes feed, Chromium's loading indicator never stops spinning. This gives the user the impression that the webpage is not ready to be used.