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Developed a website using FrontPage which uses Flash on
the opening page. It takes about a minute to load at
28.8. Would like to have a button appear early in the
loading that would allow those with slower connections to
skip the introduction. Know how to do the button, just
do not know how to determine the order which it will load.
Normally, HTML objects like buttons appear in the order
they appear in the HTML. Objects like Flash files and
pictures get in line wating for a TCP/IP connection, and
start loading when the previous item finishes.
If the button is a graphic, you can make it appear earlier
by preloading it in the <head> section. Here's an example:
<script>
var imgEdit = new Image() ;
imgEdit.src = "../images/edit.gif";
</script>
If the Flash player is monopolizing the display, it might
help not to have the player autostart, but instead to have
a <body onload=""> event start the display.
Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.interlacken.com
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