hi ricardo, thanks for sticking in!! yes, i have that issue too, but i guess i can solve it quite easily by preloading it first and foremost.
now, i should work on a "help" section and i consider this work done. was fun to do, but oh, so underpaid :) On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 2:51 AM, ricardobeat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > wow that's way faster. Now the site loads in 5-10 seconds at most. I > didn't have any problems browsing the sets, images were always loaded > ahed. The only issue I found was that the navigation arrow image > didn't appear until all images in the set were loaded. > > nice work! > > Alexandre Plennevaux wrote: >> hi ricardo, >> >> here is my try at it, let me know if it is better. What i did is : >> >> - load the first image of each set (as it is needed for the hover state) >> - use a "placeholder.gif" file put as src attribute value for all >> images, the real src being stored as a custom attribute >> (realsrc="http://path/to/my/image.jpg"; ) and on album selection, >> replace each of the album images src attribute with the realsrc value. >> >> http://www.lisapram.com/index.17.php >> >> >> thanks! >> >> alex >> >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 5:41 AM, ricardobeat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > I think a good compromise would be loading only the few first images >> > for each set, an arbitrary number, then load the rest on demand as >> > each set is opened. Simple and effective, without wasting bandwidth, >> > and should be easier to do. >> > >> > On Oct 30, 8:22 pm, "Alexandre Plennevaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> >> @criteriadesign >> >> >> >> " Once you have done that, you just need to load the images in the >> >> background and display a functioning website for the visitor." >> >> >> >> I'm trying to see how i could modify my app so thati t works like this: >> >> >> >> 1/ load the json data >> >> 2/ generate the barcode (a UL with LI's , each LI is a bar that will >> >> contain images) >> >> 3/ when user clicks on a barcode it loads all the images of that album >> >> 4/ when the user is not "active" (meaning he's idle, looking at >> >> pictures) load the other albums' images in the background >> >> >> >> It is part 4 that i'm a bit lost on how to achieve it. Would someone >> >> care to describe how to do that? >> >> >> >> If it may help, i also output the barcode complete html (UL, LI, and >> >> IMG tags) in a NOSCRIPT tag for those without js, so maybe i can use >> >> those for the background loading? >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Alexandre Plennevaux >> >> >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > @-b: given the comments above, i intend to implement this background >> >> > image loading. thanks for taking time to review the website and the >> >> > comment! >> >> >> >> > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 9:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> I tried loading the site several times and it timed out after loading >> >> >> 88 or 89 images. I was left with a non-functioning web page. >> >> >> >> >> As a veteran software developer, I can assure you that there are >> >> >> compromises you can make that would make the website usable and still >> >> >> deliver the vision of the client. >> >> >> >> >> It appears that you are dealing with a fixed data set. You can derive >> >> >> all UI elements that depend on the full data set offline. Once you >> >> >> have done that, you just need to load the images in the background and >> >> >> display a functioning website for the visitor. >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> >> -b >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 24, 2:05 pm, pixeline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Hi mates, >> >> >> >> >>> May i ask you guys to have a look at my latest project,a bit on the >> >> >>> experimental side in terms of UI : a barcode image gallery for a >> >> >>> spanish photographer: http://www.pixeline.be/test/lisapram/ >> >> >> >> >>> Let me know of any bugs you find? >> >> >> >> >>> AFAIK everything should run smooth (except for the long loading time). >> >> >> >> >>> Please indicate your OS platform, browser and hardware specs. >> >> >> >> >>> The initial load time is quite long so stick around please... >> >> >> >> >>> Looking forward to your feedback! >> >> >> >> >>> Thanks a lot, >> >> >> >> >>> Alexandre
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