Could someone tell me what determines the order of the way a page, (specifically a frames type page), loads it components. Can the loading order be changed? It must be in the html script, but I can't write code, well enough to do it by hand. I need another method. Thanks for your replys. Jack
Posted by Larry Elliott (Member # 263) on :
Jack, Usually the parts of web page load in the order they were created, sometimes after editing a section it will load before an initially created section. You can highlight or select a web page object or text then go to 'view html code' and it will be highlighted there. If you feel confident to play in the html code you can then 'cut(copy)' and 'paste' the code closer to the top in the html text, you do have to be aware of some of the code characters and many others that start and end lines of code (usually they are in blue) and created text is in black, do not move anything above the first 20 or so lines of text code, this area describes the intitial page setup and it probably won't load if you change anything there. Be sure to make a copy and save it elswhere before you start moving lines of code, as some things must stay in a particular order in relation to others and your copy and paste may corrupt your web page. Go for it! Its fun to try new things and see how they work. Here's a link to a large site we created and maintain for the local Chamber, it is set up with frames pages after you enter the site from the splash page. You may have to cut and paste the URL below as html is not enabled. http://www.carrollcounty-tn-chamber.com Posted by Alan Ackerson (Member # 3224) on :
Hi Jack,
Larry pretty much summed it up.
The closer to the top of the page the sooner it loads. There are tricks that allow you to "pre-load" graphics as they come down the chute.
Dreamweaver will allow you to do this without spending the next few months with your nose burried in an HTML book.
Any questions, you are always welcome to give me a call. Interested to see what Mike Pipes response to this question is.
