Preload images ...

Poster: gardel
Dated: Monday June 7 2004 - 22:02:11 BST

First off i have question , if i define an "image" and "overimage" in the aI("..."); call are these images preload on the client's browser ?
If they are not by default , is there a way to get the images to preload or atleast stay in memory once the client browser has downloaded the images from the server ?

I have a top level menu which is entirely composed of images which load a different image when the user mouses over the menu items . I am afraid that some of my clients with dialups or just plain slow connections will see the horrid "no image icon" while they wait for the image to appear on mouse overs .

Also , it seems if the webserver cannot be reached by the client any more and the user mouseovers the menu items they turn to "no image icons" and stay that way until the server can be reached again . [i simulated this on my development box by simply loading a page then killing the weberver process and mousing over the menu]

thanks for any help people can provide .



george .

Poster: John
Dated: Monday June 7 2004 - 22:48:43 BST

Try the post at http://www.milonic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=19672#19672 (Search works well here!).

The images should stay in your cache, assuming it's set right and large enough to hold everything. Perhaps check your browser settings?

Poster: gardel
Dated: Tuesday June 8 2004 - 18:28:52 BST

hmmm . i tried searching but didnt come across that posting . Thanks for the link [what string did you use to find that posting anyway ? ] .
I will try that module right now .


thanks !

george .

Poster: John
Dated: Tuesday June 8 2004 - 18:40:00 BST


"preloading". It came back in the first item returned in the search.