I wil lnever deny that. I was mearly using it as an example of where we do
NOT need to use DynAPI.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] Preloading Images
> I'm surprised you keep suggesting this method.
> I spend most of my time wading through cryptic variables in bloated code
> with MM_ everywhere, and can assure you there's nothing about MM code that
> makes it better than what you write yourself.
> It also completely defeats the need for an API in the first place, if a
new
> browser comes out you have to manually update all your MM code fragments.
> And MM_preloading sucks.
> If there's something MM do with rollovers that you like, steal it , and
make
> the leanest rollover-widget you can.
>
> My leanest rollover widget is this one:
> http://www.resass.f2s.com/dynapi/Richard_Examples/Image_Rollover.html
> Of course there's no preloading, and it's just a try-out, but I think we
can
> do better than MM anyday.
>
> Richard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Melvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 9:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] Preloading Images
>
>
> > Don't use DynAPI for something that can be done without..
> > You are just making more of a headache for yourself,
> > and making the user wait longer for your site to load..
> >
> > Just use dreamweaver to make standard HTML rollover images,
> > then cut-and-paste the HTML (and DW javascript functions) into you app,
> > This will load faster and require less rock-tossing on my part...
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Lemon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 7:28 AM
> > Subject: [Dynapi-Help] Preloading Images
> >
> >
> > > Does anyone have a good way to preload images for button rollovers
etc.
> > >
> > > I am currently attempting to do this by creating an array of
javascript
> > > Image Objects, setting the src on them then adding them to an array.
> > After
> > > creating the whole array of Image objects continue to load my DynAPI
> page.
> > >
> > > I create some buttons on my page which are just DynLayers with a
> > background
> > > image set using the setBgImage function. I then set the bgImage when
a
> > > mouse over occurs and also for a mouse down. There is a delay when I
do
> > > this during which the layer seems to be blank before the correct image
> is
> > > loaded into the layer.
> > >
> > > Are my images being preloaded at all???
> > >
> > > Has anyone got any better ideas for rollovers etc etc
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
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