Feedback on: irt.org FAQ Knowledge Base Q28
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For preloading of images you use a simple IMG tag with size 1x1 that's fine. But for ALT text you use ALT=".".
Why not hide the alt text altogether?
<IMG SRC="whatever.gif" ALT="" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1>
it seem to me, that the reason you make a small image is to hide it, so why not hide it altogether on "text-only" browsers, whenever it is possible
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Instead of placing a copy of the image that is 1x1 on the page, i reccomend using a frame that is 0 pixels in size w/ no border, and placing a HTML file that loads all of the images inside of that frame
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Sadly, I've found by reducing an image to 1 pixel x 1 pixel it still shows up on Apple Macs rather too prominently (especially with certain background colours)!
Is there a JavaScript for pre-loading a series of images on one page which can then appear "instantly" on the next..?
(Clear instructions for its use would be very much appreciated!)
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Thank you! I have been searching for the answer to this question for a long time. No one has been able to provide an answer -- and yet the answer was amazingly simple. Thanks again!
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Who wrote this answer? "Preloading" an image refers to loading the image prior to page load, which must be done in the head, and hence through javascript. The only reason to preload images is to use them in image swaps. If you put this code in your body, you're not preloading at all - you're loading. The image might even finish loading well after the rest of the page content, and you'll get some pretty stupid looking image swaps while the user is mousing over your unloaded content. I think you missed the whole point of preloading.
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Extremely poor reply. What has been told is known to even a beginner. The very reason for looking for a reply in Javascript section is because one does not want the image to show but just preload. Horrible.