Feature Requests item #1640990, was opened at 2007-01-21 21:32
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Status: Open
Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Angel Herraez (aherraez)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: preloader applet

Initial Comment:
While visiting 
http://www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/jablonski/solventeffects/
I have found that they use what seems like an initial applet advising the user 
that the main applet is being loaded. I've seen this in several sites using 
Flash animations.

This could be a nice idea for Jmol. Since the applet takes quite a time to 
download from distant servers, a warning for the user would be adequate. Right 
now, we have three steps:

1) a sizeable delay before Jmol's black square comes --the user may think the 
browser has stuck--;
2) the black square in Jmol shows a count-up of time, until the applet finishes 
loading --the user knows things are going on--;
3) time needed for the model to load. This can be anticipated by the web 
author, programming an initial "echo" script to warn the user.

Step (1) would benefit from some warning.

Would it be feasible? Could the modular, 6-piece JAR files design be used for 
this, or a separate applet jar that does the preloading role?


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