I think a good compromise would be loading only the few first images for each set, an arbitrary number, then load the rest on demand as each set is opened. Simple and effective, without wasting bandwidth, and should be easier to do.
On Oct 30, 8:22 pm, "Alexandre Plennevaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @criteriadesign > > " Once you have done that, you just need to load the images in the > background and display a functioning website for the visitor." > > I'm trying to see how i could modify my app so thati t works like this: > > 1/ load the json data > 2/ generate the barcode (a UL with LI's , each LI is a bar that will > contain images) > 3/ when user clicks on a barcode it loads all the images of that album > 4/ when the user is not "active" (meaning he's idle, looking at > pictures) load the other albums' images in the background > > It is part 4 that i'm a bit lost on how to achieve it. Would someone > care to describe how to do that? > > If it may help, i also output the barcode complete html (UL, LI, and > IMG tags) in a NOSCRIPT tag for those without js, so maybe i can use > those for the background loading? > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Alexandre Plennevaux > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > @-b: given the comments above, i intend to implement this background > > image loading. thanks for taking time to review the website and the > > comment! > > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 9:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I tried loading the site several times and it timed out after loading > >> 88 or 89 images. I was left with a non-functioning web page. > > >> As a veteran software developer, I can assure you that there are > >> compromises you can make that would make the website usable and still > >> deliver the vision of the client. > > >> It appears that you are dealing with a fixed data set. You can derive > >> all UI elements that depend on the full data set offline. Once you > >> have done that, you just need to load the images in the background and > >> display a functioning website for the visitor. > > >> Regards, > > >> -b > > >> On Oct 24, 2:05 pm, pixeline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Hi mates, > > >>> May i ask you guys to have a look at my latest project,a bit on the > >>> experimental side in terms of UI : a barcode image gallery for a > >>> spanish photographer: http://www.pixeline.be/test/lisapram/ > > >>> Let me know of any bugs you find? > > >>> AFAIK everything should run smooth (except for the long loading time). > > >>> Please indicate your OS platform, browser and hardware specs. > > >>> The initial load time is quite long so stick around please... > > >>> Looking forward to your feedback! > > >>> Thanks a lot, > > >>> Alexandre
