IE8 and after print about html5shiv HOT 6 CLOSED

This defect occurred for my website too. The line shivedSheet.removeNode(true) froze IE8. CPU usage went up to 100% and the webpage appeared blank and white.

Based on @dragosu's solution, I have placed that particular line in a setTimeout.

ownerWindow.attachEvent('onafterprint', function() {
  // remove wrappers, leaving the original elements, and remove the shived style sheet
  removeWrappers(wrappers);
  setTimeout(function() {
    shivedSheet.removeNode(true);
  }, 500);
});

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The setTimeout solution by @keeganstreet can also cause some problems, so I can't change the script to this. I really need a testcase. If one those pages is now online. I would like to have a link. (Even if you fixed it by changing the source of your html5shiv). You can also send me an email.

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I can't share this particular website but I will try to recreate the defect separately.

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@aFarkas I've been able to track this issue down to a crazy mix of things...

Please check this testcase: https://gist.github.com/2838269

Some notes:

• The css file is inside a folder. If it's at the same level as the html file, I can't repro.
• The nobile-webfont.eot file doesn't exist. If I create that file (just an empty file with that name), results were random for me (sometimes can repro, sometime can't)
• This will only happen in native IE8. Not "IE9 in IE8 mode", and probably not in IE Collection either.

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FWIW, in case anyone needs an urgent fix for this, here's the minified version of @keeganstreet's workaround.
https://gist.github.com/2855085

@aFarkas, it would be cool to know what kind of "some problems" you're referring to, so we can more actively look for them. The setTimeout fix seems to be working OK in our tests.

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Many thanks to all of you guys, especially for the testcase and for the code fix.

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