Pete Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 So with images switched off it's faster then, donuts an image issue - that's good to know. I reckon it's the number of semi-transparent PNG's I'm using - one for each table cell and tables are rendred on top of tables. Don't get me wrong, it's all done with 2 1pixel by 1pixel png images but it sounds like your browsers are having trouble with the layering and therefore determining how opaque each cell should be. The reason it's fine on the site pages is that there are no tables on most pages and only very simple tables on pages like the shop - certainly no overlapping like you get with forum templates. What I'll do at some point then is remove the background images entirely and just set solid background colours. You won't be able to see the nice starry background through the forums then but it will hopefully load a lot quicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimli Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Can that be made an option? I quite like it as it is now. Obviously, if it's a problem to do, then I have no problem with removing the background images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I just realized that on my desktop machine, running the just about the same setup only with Vista Preimum; the forums seem ALOT less laggy. There's still a slight jerkness to it, but nothing like my laptop. I'll have to do some tweaking to try to pinpoint the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civilian Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hey I blocked the background picture in AdBlockPlus and the page is faster than ever! That and the text is easier to read as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Ha, just re-read my earlier post and my iPhone had posted donuts instead of doubtless Gimli - yeah, I like it the posher way too. It's really weird though as I've tested it on different browsers and older rigs. I'll do it as an option as you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Ha, just re-read my earlier post and my iPhone had posted donuts instead of doubtless Gimli - yeah, I like it the posher way too. It's really weird though as I've tested it on different browsers and older rigs. I'll do it as an option as you say.Did I click something to get this threaded view, or did you mess with something? I can't stand it! Oh, and make it an option alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 You must have clicked it, though I have seen someone else recently say they thought it had switched view randomly. Work is finally underway to move to the new version of the software though so hopefully it will be a tad more reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 You must have clicked it, though I have seen someone else recently say they thought it had switched view randomly. Work is finally underway to move to the new version of the software though so hopefully it will be a tad more reliable.Can someone tell me how I turn off the threaded view? I've looked around my profile, and can find nothing but "Forum default" etc. Never mind, found it in options in the topic. Terrible threaded view! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Google often likes to link into topics that way - coming in via that search engine (and presumably some others) can change your default setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civilian Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hey I blocked the background picture in AdBlockPlus and the page is faster than ever! That and the text is easier to read as well! cough cough, solutionfoundinthispostjustreadit, cough cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Well that's a bit ridiculous. It would be slow the first time it loads but shouldn't be every tomeafter. I might get a chance to look at it this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civilian Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Ridiculous? Well, it does work, go try it yourself before saying something like that. ...and here I was trying to help.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERISS Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hey I blocked the background picture in AdBlockPlus and the page is faster than ever! That and the text is easier to read as well! Thank you, I had to DL AdBlockPlus. Now it seems as fast as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I didn't mean you were ridiculous, just the way some browsers are behaving. Don't take that remark the wrong way please guys, it's a dig against browser manufacturers who after more than a decade still haven't settled on how things should work. The way it's supposed to work is that any images loaded either directly in the HTML code or referenced via a stylesheet are cached after the first page load, so it would be a bit slow the first time and lightning fast thereafter. Apparenty some browsers seem to be behaving differently with different OS's and graphics cards even which was totally unexpected by me - I mean loading a few graphics shouldn't even require the use of more than onboard graphics. Just a moan at the number if browsers a web designer has to work with, not at you guys who are doing a grand job pinpoiting the issue. I don't suppose those of you experiencing the issue have your browsers set to delete your browsing history when you shut them down do you? Just want to rule out that as well if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERISS Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 those of you experiencing the issue have your browsers set to delete your browsing history when you shut them down do you?My browser is always set to history not deleted ("Conserver l'historique" in my french one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Allowed FireFox to update to 3.5.7 from 3.5.6, still not having problems. Offline cache is about 50mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I did read the other day that caching of background images could be the issue. This only seemed to be the case in older versions of IE though (pre IE8) though I guess it could still happen with compatibility mode switched on in IE8. I know some of you have already, but if you haven't and have experienced the issue pleas post your browser and the version number for that browser. Anyone who has two browsers installed - let me know if it's an issue in both of them Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civilian Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I didn't mean you were ridiculous, just the way some browsers are behaving. Don't take that remark the wrong way please guys, it's a dig against browser manufacturers who after more than a decade still haven't settled on how things should work. Oh ok I see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Yeah, I'm rarely that insulting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I don't get that posh starry background in FF, Chrome or Opera. Why me, O Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I've just made some tweaks - would someone who was experiencing issues care to test this again please? You would have to load a few different pages to see any benefit (or just load a topc once then refresh the page I guess). Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERISS Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 test this again please?It's faster, but jerky (mainly with the mouse scroll) and still not very pleasant: I put back ABP to forbid the background. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERISS Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 The files siteweb part is slow, even without background picture (if you had put it):For each mouse scroll, there is 8 small jumps. Before I even couldn't count them (if there were).I wonder wether you changed the server hardware.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 You mean the files section here: www.strategycore.co.uk/files ? Nope - nothing's been changed there in a year or so - definitely no tweaks to the layout. We've not changed anything on the server for that section either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Even if we had, the server has nothing to do with your computer's ability to scroll up and down the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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