Previous commit missed some changes, oops

NEWS.txt

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Changes:
 
 - Canvas text support for labels (sponsored by YCharts.com).
 
+- Support for setting the interval between redraws of the overlay
+  canvas with redrawOverlayInterval (suggested in issue 185).
+
 Bug fixes
 
 - Fix problem with null values and pie plugin (patch by gcruxifix,
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ Bug fixes
   kaarlenkaski, issue 348).
 - Fix axis box calculations so the boxes include the outermost part of
   the labels too.
+- Fix problem with event clicking and hovering in IE 8 by updating
+  Excanvas and removing previous work-around (test case by Ara
+  Anjargolian).
 
 
 Flot 0.7

jquery.flot.js

@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
                     autoHighlight: true, // highlight in case mouse is near
                     mouseActiveRadius: 10 // how far the mouse can be away to activate an item
                 },
+                interaction: {
+                    redrawOverlayInterval: 1000/60 // time between updates, -1 means in same flow
+                },
                 hooks: {}
             },
         canvas = null,      // the canvas for the plot itself
@@ -2432,8 +2435,14 @@
         }
 
         function triggerRedrawOverlay() {
+            var t = options.interaction.redrawOverlayInterval;
+            if (t == -1) {      // skip event queue
+                drawOverlay();
+                return;
+            }
+            
             if (!redrawTimeout)
-                redrawTimeout = setTimeout(drawOverlay, 1000/60);
+                redrawTimeout = setTimeout(drawOverlay, t);
         }
 
         function drawOverlay() {