Re: FLASH: OT: "preloading" html

[Ahron Studio]

Thanx, I'll try it today!

----- Original Message -----

From: David Jacobs <

DavidJSkywalker [dot] com

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To: <

flasherchinwag [dot] com

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Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 10:08 PM

Subject: RE: FLASH: OT: "preloading" html



> If everything is in a single table, and the rows and columns aren't

> specified, than everything must finish downloading before anything is

> display.

>

> Did you catch my post a few days ago about using a Flash preloader for an

> HTML page? Use an intro that is in a DHTML layer above the rest of the

HTML.

> When the intro is finished, use and FS Command to trigger a JavaScript

hide

> layer function, and presto! Preloaded HTML page! I think this is a really

> cool idea for a graphics heavy page--say, with lots of high res photos.

>

> I was even thinking about how a hybrid site could use this for navigation.

> Instead of a popup window for HTML content, hide the movie and display the

> page. Include a button for a "Menu," which would show the layer again.

>

> For multiple HTML pages, again, use layers to load them all into one page.

> It might be a bit load heavy, but if the Flash movie is long enough

anyway,

> this could definitely work.

>

> Has anyone done anything like this? It could be the ultimate in cool site

> engineering!

>

> David Jacobs

> Web Developer

> Skywalker Communications

> http://www.skywalker.com

> http://www.itverge.com

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> Phone: 636.272.8025 x167

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> > -----Original Message-----

>

> From: Ahron Studio [SMTP:ahronelender [dot] hu]

> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 2:00 PM

>

> To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > Subject: Re: FLASH: OT: "preloading" html

> >

> > Thanks for your answer, but I think it's some kind of a JavaScript

trick -

> > I

> > mean to the "display all the content at the same time" thing, 'cause I

> > never

> > saw Flash-like preloading (for e.g. with an animgif playing while

> > downloading). But I saw (I think) the first thing in a few sites, just

> > can't

> > remember where - but they weren't lame sites...

> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

>

> From: Randy Kato <rkatobraincraft [dot] com>

>

> To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 9:50 PM

> > Subject: Re: FLASH: OT: "preloading" html

> >

> >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > This actually sounds like poor HTML coding...I've never heard of a way

> > to

> > > preload HTML pages (other than pages that have already been viewed and

> > are

> > > stored in the cache).

> > >

> > > I think the pages you were viewing were missing many of the height and

> > width

> > > tags in images and/or tables. When the proper parameters are set, then

> > the

> > > browser knows what space to reserve for the images and such so that it

> > > doesn't have to wait to download them all before displaying the text.

> > Without

> > > these parameters set, the browser has to download everything to figure

> > out

> > > the page layout before it can start drawing it. There are some

> > exceptions,

> > > but this is pretty much how it works.

> > >

> > > HTH,

> > > Randy

> > >

> > > Ahron Studio wrote:

> > >

> > > > I saw some html pages (i didn't remember the URL), where I could

only

> > see

> > > > anything, when the whole content downloaded. Do any of you know how

to

> > do

> > > > this? Is there any way (with JS), to check that the needed content

> > > > downloaded, and only then go to the new URL?

> > >

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