> > I cache the items I'm displaying in an STL vector (C++). If the user moves > to a page where I have no data I load it from the database as needed. I was > considering loading data in the background in case the user might need it > since I can predict what they might do relatively easily.
Prefetching sounds like a wonderfull idea, it is definitely in a phase +2 from current phase, but if the concept is working it might make the flow a lot smoother. Cheers Kim B.