Heya,

As MSX.org is using a table-based layout, it suffers from incremental rendering problems. Especially when it is having a ‘slow server day’, the content of the page ‘snaps’ into place (because a table cell isn’t rendered until its entire contents have finished loading, and the widths are also recalculated when that happens, causing everything to move about).

However, there is a solution in the form of the CSS property table-layout: fixed; and the col element. I don’t know the exact details, but if you specify widths like:

<table style="table-layout:fixed;" width="100%">
<col width="150">
<col width="*">
<col width="150">
<tr>
<td>...</td>
...
</tr>
</table>

I believe that should work.

I think it would be worthwhile to look into this optimization.


~Grauw

Perhaps the CSS property isn’t even necessary (according to the HTML specification it should work without).

~Grauw

thx for the tip. I think the table-layout:fixed; is needed, as I'm already using them colgroups Either way, I'm working on some other optimizations to the website, I'll include this one in it.

don't get me started.
Drop the whole TABLE ish and start learning and USING the mighty CSS. that also give you the power to ONLINE/REALTIME change the whole look of a site in just 1 click (change sheets)

need help? sure, I'll point you some handy dandy URLs.
it's really good stuff.
cheers

The less/no tables. more CSS plan is one that's on the ToDo list already, but way at the bottom. For the time being, I only have the time to implement a few smaller improvements periodically. However, I do think the CSS-MRC will go public before the Fuzz releases Fubsy

Ouch!

auwts!

burn!!!

..that's because Ro is a lazy sob who spends way too much time on singing the national anthem while eating pudding!



The analogy with Peter Pan is that MSX'ers should never grow-up..

...bananas dude.. bananas! (I hate pudding)


Fubsy to be released? whahaha, in your dreams. fair shot tho.. ouch.