>You could always preload images before hand (no need to use CSS >tricks). > >http://www.texotela.co.uk/code/jquery/preload/
I would recommend using new Image() to preload images--it's going to use a
little less overhead (which can be important if you're preloading lots of
images.)
jQuery.preloadImages = function(){
for(var i=0; i < arguments.length; i++){
(new Image()).src = arguments[i];
}
}
More information on Image():
http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/ecmascript/quickref/image.html
- Dan
