I would be interested to know how you preload graphics with Javascript. The
ploy I've used in the past is to load images on the "previous" page with
pixel dimensions of 1x1, like so:
<IMG SRC="picture.gif" HEIGHT=1 WIDTH=1>
Is the Javascript method better?
Cordially,
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Mary McWilliams Johnson
McJohnson Communications
Documentation Specialist
Web Site Design, Development and Graphics
www.superconnect.com
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At 11:07 AM 6/14/98 +0200, Guido A.J. Stevens wrote:
>Suzanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> After giving it more thought, I'm not sure that even the Javascript slide
>> show will work like I want. I haven't loaded it online yet, but I'm
>> guessing that it preloads the photos rather than loading them individually.
>> Right?
>
>No, that doesn't have to be that way. You don't have to massively
>preload all images at once. You could preload only the _next_ photo,
>maintaining the swift switching of images without burdening your
>visitors with excessive downloads. Then, while your visitor gleefully
>admires that next photo, your JavaScript behind the scenes quietly
>preloads the _second next_ photo with a 'new image' statement, and so
>on.
>
>:*CU#"
Cordially,
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Mary McWilliams Johnson
McJohnson Communications
Documentation Specialist
Web Site Design, Development and Graphics
www.superconnect.com
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"One must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it,
you have no certainty until you try."
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