--- a/master/changes.html	Sat Jun 16 21:34:12 2012 -0700
+++ b/master/changes.html	Thu Jun 28 18:06:37 2012 +0200
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
   <li>References to the SVG DTD have been removed.</li>
 </ul>
 
+<h3 id="structure">Document Structure chapter</h3>
+
+<ul>
+  <li>Deprecated the <code>suspendRedraw</code>, <code>unsuspendRedraw</code> and <code>unsuspendRedrawAll</code> methods in the SVGSVGElement interface.</li>
+</ul>
+
 <h3 id="styling">Styling chapter</h3>
 
 <ul>

--- a/master/svg.idl	Sat Jun 16 21:34:12 2012 -0700
+++ b/master/svg.idl	Thu Jun 28 18:06:37 2012 +0200
@@ -2118,50 +2118,28 @@
     readonly attribute SVGPoint currentTranslate;
 
     /**
-     * Takes a time-out value which indicates that redraw shall not occur until:
-     * <ol>
-     *   <li>the corresponding unsuspendRedraw() call has been made,</li>
-     *   <li>an unsuspendRedrawAll() call has been made, or</li>
-     *   <li>its timer has timed out.</li>
-     * </ol>
-     * <p>In environments that do not support interactivity (e.g., print media),
-     * then redraw shall not be suspended.
-     * Calls to suspendRedraw() and unsuspendRedraw() should, but need not be,
-     * made in balanced pairs.</p>
-     * <p>To suspend redraw actions as a collection of SVG DOM changes occur,
-     * precede the changes to the SVG DOM with a method call similar to:</p>
-     * <pre>suspendHandleID = suspendRedraw(maxWaitMilliseconds);</pre>
-     * <p>and follow the changes with a method call similar to:</p>
-     * <pre>unsuspendRedraw(suspendHandleID);</pre>
-     * <p>Note that multiple suspendRedraw calls can be used at once and that
-     * each such method call is treated independently of the other suspendRedraw
-     * method calls.</p>
-     *
-     * @param maxWaitMilliseconds The amount of time in milliseconds
-     *   to hold off before redrawing the device. Values greater than 60 seconds
-     *   will be truncated down to 60 seconds.
-     * @return A number which acts as a unique identifier for the given
-     *   suspendRedraw() call. This value must be passed as the parameter to the
-     *   corresponding unsuspendRedraw() method call.
+     * This method is deprecated, and is only kept due to
+     * compatibility with legacy content. Calling this method has no
+     * effect on redrawing.
+     *
+     * @param maxWaitMilliseconds This parameter is ignored.
+     * @return The returned value is always <span class="attr-value">1</span>.
      */
     unsigned long suspendRedraw(in unsigned long maxWaitMilliseconds);
 
     /**
-     * Cancels a specified suspendRedraw() by providing a unique
-     * suspend handle ID that was returned by a previous suspendRedraw() call.
-     *
-     * @param suspendHandleID A number which acts as a unique identifier for 
-     *   the desired suspendRedraw() call. The number supplied must be a value 
-     *   returned from a previous call to suspendRedraw(). If an invalid
-     *   handle ID value is provided then the request to unsuspendRedraw() is
-     *   silently ignored.
+     * This method is deprecated, and is only kept due to
+     * compatibility with legacy content. Calling this method has no
+     * effect on redrawing.
+     *
+     * @param suspendHandleID This parameter is ignored.
      */
     void unsuspendRedraw(in unsigned long suspendHandleID);
 
     /**
-     * Cancels all currently active suspendRedraw() method calls. This method
-     * is most useful at the very end of a set of SVG DOM calls to ensure that
-     * all pending suspendRedraw() method calls have been cancelled. 
+     * This method is deprecated, and is only kept due to
+     * compatibility with legacy content. Calling this method has no
+     * effect on redrawing.
      */
     void unsuspendRedrawAll();