arf my bad, good catch karl :) , indeed i meant the packed version ! And then i guess whatever's gzipped still needs to be uncompressed by the browser which means it has a sensible influence on the performance of low specs computers , no?
On Jan 25, 2008 2:25 PM, Karl Swedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Alexandre, > > By "gzip version," do you mean the packed/obfuscated version? Since > gzip is done on the server, it can compress the full jquery, the > minified, or the packed. > > > --Karl > > > On Jan 25, 2008, at 2:58 AM, Alexandre Plennevaux wrote: > > > > > if you gzip compress your file, then you lose a few millisecs for > > the browser to decompress it.Given your figures, i'd say the 1Kb > > advantage does not compensate for the browser having to decompress > > it. besides, i found that the flash plugin does not work properly if > > u use the gzip version of jquery. > > > > for me, minified is the best. > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > > To: jQuery (English) (jquery-en@googlegroups.com) > > From: Chalkers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Subject: [jQuery] jQuery 1.2.2 compressed to 14.3KB > > Date: 25/1/2008 1:28:40 > > > > Hi there, > > > > I gzipped the packed version to 14.3KB > > > http://www.port80software.com/tools/compresscheck.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Falpha.chalkley.org%2Fjquery%2Fjquery-1.2.2.pack.js > > > > Whereas the minified one is 15.3KB > > > http://www.port80software.com/tools/compresscheck.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Falpha.chalkley.org%2Fjquery%2Fjquery-1.2.2.min.js > > > > (I get the same results using this site > http://www.gidnetwork.com/tools/gzip-test.php) > > > > Have I missed the point why people should use the minified one and > > gzip it rather than gzipping the packed one? > > > > Regards, > > Andrew Chalkley > > http://chalkley.org > > http://atheismisgood.com > > > > > > > > > > Alexandre Plennevaux - LAb[au] asbl.vzw / MediaRuimte > > Lakensestraat/Rue de Laeken 104 > > B-1000 Brussel-Bruxelles-Brussels > > Belgie-Belgique-Belgium > > Tel:+32(0)2.219.65.55 > > Fax:+32(0)2.426.69.86 > > Mobile:+32(0)476.23.21.42 > > http://www.lab-au.com > > http://www.mediaruimte.be > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > The > > information in this e-mail is intended only for the addressee > > named above. > > If you are not that addressee, please note that any disclosure, > > distribution or > > copying of this e-mail is prohibited. > > Because e-mail can be electronically altered, the integrity of this > > communication > > cannot be guaranteed. > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > -- Alexandre Plennevaux LAb[au] http://www.lab-au.com
