Re: Preloading graphics

by Noone Special <pfarabee(at)indy.net>

Date:	Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:58:22 -0500 (EST)
To:	hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
In-Reply-To:	edu
	todo: View Thread, Original

> Agreed, but it is still better to put the loading script into the BODY - it
> eliminates potential problems with NN4.  This was discussed recently on
> hwg-languages, here's the reference if anyone is interested:
> http://sunsite.unc.edu/hwg-bin/msgid?3501A917.2F5ACEB0(at)best.com&browsing=AAt

Of course, if you have made your page correctly, using WIDTH and HEIGHT
attributes on your images, the LAYOUT should be already visible before the
images are loaded.. then if someone moves their mouse over one of the
mouseOver sections (before the images are finished loading), everything
will go screwy..  Or are you saying that the entire Javascript (the
one after the BODY tag) will be loaded in full, including loading ALL the
images called in it in full BEFORE the rest of the body is processed and
displayed.. and in ALL browsers?  My experience would indicate that
Netscape will read the HTML and display what it can before attempting to
process the image loading procedures, including javascript calls to load
images.. unless those calls are in the <HEAD> portion of the document.  If
I am mistaken, please let me know.

Pat

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