download time

Hi, I have a question that might be hanging just on the=20
border of on topic css questions. Hope I am not too=20
much out of line. I have always seen css as a major way=20
to reduce file size. But lately, I have been looking at what=20
more there is to do about the size of the code. I found=20
quite a few ways to gain a little bit here and a little bit=20
there. But the download time experienced by the user is
more then the actual download time. The time needed by=20
the browser to render the page after it is downloaded=20
must be added.=20

For an example, what if I have a rather complex table with=20
let's say 10 columns, a variable number of rows and some=20
nested tables in that. In some cases I end up with a lot of=20
empty cells. Then I save a lot of code by using colspan=20
and rowspan. I get faster downloading but I can imagine=20
that I also get longer processing time in the browser. In=20
cuting as much code as I can, I might be causing the=20
browsers to work and think harder and longer before=20
presenting the page on screen. So the question is, can it=20
be that I am TOO greedy? Am I loosing more actual time=20
then I am gaining? Has anyone seen any results on such=20
testings? Is there any guidelines out there on this?=20

Thanx in advance,=20

-=3DKM=3D-
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[Ken M=E5nsson] [Modul 1] [070-311 03 80]
[www.modul1.se] [www.swetronics.se/KM/]
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