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MetaformX · 12-03-2003, 09:33 PM

If you put all your graphics in one big table, will your site not load untill everything in that table has loaded? Will that be an issue?

My designer wants to put everything on the site in one big table(he is cutting up the images, but all the images will be in a single table that will run from the top of the site to the bottom). I was under the impression that slows down loading time. Can you guys clear this up for us.

Amputate Your Head · 12-03-2003, 09:34 PM

that's ridiculous.

infectd · 12-03-2003, 09:46 PM

ahha What?

MetaformX · 12-03-2003, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
that's ridiculous.

ok, so I assume he is right?

Krome · 12-03-2003, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MetaformX

ok, so I assume he is right?

Yeah he he right check the HTML on www.ukpornochicks.com/michelle.htm

Images sliced up and in a table.

- Jesus Christ - · 12-03-2003, 10:08 PM

DIV's mother fucker..... DIV's

mryellow · 12-03-2003, 10:12 PM

If all the images and cells have height and width attributes then
depending on the length it could be ok. However Netscape (not
sure about new versions) will still wait for the whole table to load
before rendering whereas IE will render the table as it
downloads. If the site can be broken into smaller parts then
that's a very good idea. If the designer is using WYSIWYG editor
then chances are they don't know how to do this without
creating a small gap from the editors transparent gif spacers. If
the tables are nested without spacer.gif's then they should be
able to be stacked exactly on top of each other without any gaps
and with more incremental and faster loading. If they are using
Dreamweaver then they'll need to set the export options so that
nested tables are used rather than spacer.gifs.

-Ben

mryellow · 12-03-2003, 10:15 PM

I'm assuming it's a long site rather than just a one-screen layout
like that posted above....

-Ben

MetaformX · 12-03-2003, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mryellow
I'm assuming it's a long site rather than just a one-screen layout
like that posted above....

-Ben

yeah, its a long layout, like reality site layout

12-03-2003, 09:33 PM	#1
MetaformX Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,704	webmasters, question about tables and site loading time If you put all your graphics in one big table, will your site not load untill everything in that table has loaded? Will that be an issue? My designer wants to put everything on the site in one big table(he is cutting up the images, but all the images will be in a single table that will run from the top of the site to the bottom). I was under the impression that slows down loading time. Can you guys clear this up for us. __________________

12-03-2003, 09:34 PM	#2
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	that's ridiculous. __________________ SIG TOO BIG

12-03-2003, 10:08 PM	#6
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12-03-2003, 10:12 PM	#7
mryellow Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 934	If all the images and cells have height and width attributes then depending on the length it could be ok. However Netscape (not sure about new versions) will still wait for the whole table to load before rendering whereas IE will render the table as it downloads. If the site can be broken into smaller parts then that's a very good idea. If the designer is using WYSIWYG editor then chances are they don't know how to do this without creating a small gap from the editors transparent gif spacers. If the tables are nested without spacer.gif's then they should be able to be stacked exactly on top of each other without any gaps and with more incremental and faster loading. If they are using Dreamweaver then they'll need to set the export options so that nested tables are used rather than spacer.gifs. -Ben __________________ Cyberwurx Hosting After trying 5 different hosts, I found the best. Since 1997 I've had 2 hours of downtime. Fast support, great techs, no hype, no gimmicks. <- I in no way endorse whatever just got stuck on the left of my post.

12-03-2003, 10:15 PM	#8
mryellow Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 934	I'm assuming it's a long site rather than just a one-screen layout like that posted above.... -Ben __________________ Cyberwurx Hosting After trying 5 different hosts, I found the best. Since 1997 I've had 2 hours of downtime. Fast support, great techs, no hype, no gimmicks. <- I in no way endorse whatever just got stuck on the left of my post.

12-03-2003, 09:46 PM	#3
infectd Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canerda Posts: 1,122	ahha What?