I'd also recommend implementing gzip[1] where possible. When I use AssetPackager to combine Prototype, Scriptaculous and my other custom javascripts, then tell my web server to gzip any javascript documents, it results in about 52k for that single file.
[1] http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html#gzip Brad On Jul 30, 6:13 pm, "Howard Glynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brad's recent post (http://tinyurl.com/3bxj9s) on asset packager has > helped > a lot, but I'm still struggling with response time on a large intranet app. > Before > I get jumped on, even though my database relationships are fairly complex, I > don't believe the (cake)php page is the problem. Crude measurement with > firebug shows the 72k of prototype sticking out like a sore thumb. It > represents > a large chunk of overall time before the browser request cycle finishes. > > Essentially, I only need to use ajax helper+prototype for stuff like div > remote > loads, links and form submissions (which is probably quite a lot now I think > about it) > > This rather dated blog posting (http://tinyurl.com/yyw5kd) describes a > method by > which to vastly reduce the size. i dropped the download into my app but > things > stopped. I followed the method suggested to roll my own but it didn't work > (probably > incompatible versions) and I've run out of time tonight to pursue further. > > Before I go diving into the prototype src components tomorrow, has anyone > got any > advice / experience / downloads on thinning out a recent up to date > prototype for > use with cake [1.2] and ajaxhelper?? > > -- > Howard Glynn - Edinburgh, UK > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email, google talk, facebook --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---