First, I would try to optimize your code. Make sure that you are calling as few $() methods as possible. (e.g. build strings and set with html() instead of repeatedly calling append() or after(). Firebug can also help you profile.)
But if your code is as tight as it can be, then why not a setting on the page so the users can select their level of fanciness? Even if someone has a monster computer, it might be busy encoding video or something, and they would want the low-fi version. -jason On Jan 22, 6:05 am, "Alexandre Plennevaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi friends, > > i have a question slightly off topic: my jquery-based experimental > application is very visual, and renders quite well on recent pcs, but not so > good on old ones: i'm moving too many elements for these old bastards. > > I would like to explore the possibility to adapt the content to the user's > setup so that it degrades gracefully, and still feel responsive. > > so i'm thinking about a scheme like: > > 1/ detect user setup or perform some tests, to determine the available CPU, > graphic Card, RAM, browser,OS. It may not even be necessary to know these > datas, if we run a test that just tells us if the end user specs are speedy > or not. > 2/ send a different javscript file according to the results of the benchmark. > > Has anyone done somethiing similaror have any thought about this? > > Thank you, > > Alexandre
