IE is unbelievably slow at processing javascript. Our online time sheet application here at work uses heavy javascript. It takes about 10 to 15 seconds for IE to execute the same javascript that Firefox executes in about 1 second.
On 11/5/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, I'm reworking an interface that needs some updating on one of my > apps. It's an internal app so I'm faced with the challenge of Flex or > Javascript. I start looking into extending the tree control in Flex > to include a checkbox and quickly step back with all the freakin > declarations going on in the example code. > > No problem, I say, I've already got a working tree with checkboxes in > javascript. So, I decide to > update the library being that I'm using an old version of prototype. > The transition isn't painful and I like the syntax of jquery alot > (later I find out that the version of prototype is going in this same > direction). I add in a "modal" plugin, screw around with checkbox > events (why doesn't a checkbox have an onchange event and why does the > click() fire the onclick method before the change while clicking on > the checkbox fires the event after the change), do a little formatting > and voila! It works. > > Now to test in IE, load it up, everything looks good. > Click....hmmmm......why is my browser suddenly running so slow....oh > wait.....15 seconds later, it's registered my click. Must be a > passing issue, I'll just click here now.........15 seconds later it's > done the next function......hey now look, this slow mo modal dialog is > really cool....if you're into special effects..... > > > Suddenly, all those declarations don't seem to be so bad in Flex. > > zB > > > > "Bowel shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse, > Assail him, impale him with monster truck force" > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245841 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
