Mike, Welcome to the group. Without seeing your site, it sounds suspiciously like FOUC (flash of unstyled content). This was mentioned in posts within the last 48 hours, but here it is again: http://www.bluerobot.com/web/css/fouc.asp
In a nutshell, it happens in WindowsIE and is caused by using only the @import in the head of the document or having the @import FIRST in the head of the document. It can easily be fixed by putting a linked style sheet above it in the source code - eg: <head> <title>My Page</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" href="print.css"> <style type="text/css" media="screen">@import "style.css";</style> </head> Let the list know if this is not the case and we can dig deeper. :) Russ > > > > Hi everyone, > > It's been about a month since I "discovered" the Web Standards Project and > the growing movement (rightly so) for this approach to web design. THIS is > the way I'm going from now on! > > I've been lurking for the last week, listening to the conversation here. > I've really enjoyed being educated by the group. > > So ---- I've got a question. > > When using external style sheets for a site, is it possible to write a Home > Page in such a way that I don't see unstyled content come up as the first > thing I see? Depending on connection speed (mine is dial-up) this raw form > of the content may be visible for a disconcertingly long few seconds. > > Is a styled display on the initial screen only possible by doing embedded > and inline stylesheets? Is there perhaps a compromise by using an embedded > style sheet on the Home Page but "pre-loading" an external style sheet for > use on all other pages? > > Thanks in advance for any comments you may have. > > Mike Loughlin > At the foothills to the Rocky Mountains > Colorado, USA > > > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > ***************************************************** Thanks Russ ----------------------------------------------- Russ Weakley Max Design Phone: (02) 9410 2521 Mobile: 0403 433 980 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.maxdesign.com.au ----------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *****************************************************
