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Re: Load time on my website
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lugnet.publish
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000 03:03:12 GMT
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Never mind about the columns. I found them. Drat - I wish I had some
money. I wouldn't mind having some more of those!
Brad Hamilton <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message
news:Fr8Lu1.n0C@lugnet.com...
> > Questions:
> >
> > 1. Is the load time of the pages acceptable? Load time was REALLY slow • when
> > I first posted the page. This was due to using full size images of • around
> > 10-30kb for each item (although resized in the HTML to look smaller) • with
> > numerous items per page. While this made it really quick to click on an
> > image and get a larger one, since it infact had already been loaded, it • took
> > forever to get the full page. I've now made thumbnails (about 2-3kb • each)
> > for all of the CAD generated images, and this seems to have helped.
>
> I have a high-bandwidth connection at home and at work. However, the • first
> time I went to the site (at work), it did seem quite slow. When I tried • it
> just now from home, it was much better.
>
> > 2. Are the full size images too large? Currently all of the CAD images • are
> > at 640x480. Some of the pieces look quite large at this resolution. • Should
> > I be using 320x240? The actual photo images are all different sizes, I • may
> > take new pictures to have them all uniform.
>
> The full sized images are too large, but I'm not sure it hurts. It really
> doesn't do much good to see an image that size. I can easily identify all
> the parts by the thumbnails.
>
> > 3. Is the site easy to navigate? It seems pretty straight-forward and
> > intuitive to me, but then I know where everything is. Is it easy to • find
> > parts?
>
> It is extremely easy to navigate.
>
> > 4. Is the color schme OK? I kinda like it. :) But then that is a • biased
> > opinion!
>
> The color scheme is fine. Since its a sales sight, I'm not overly • concerned
> about the look. Its very practical, yet appealling. I wouldn't bother
> trying to make it look artistic or anything (unless you really want to • kill
> some time)
> >
> > 5. Inventory changes frequently. I have my browser set to always check • for
> > newer pages, but this is not the default. I fear some people may not be
> > getting the latest pages if they visit frequently. I know there is a • way
> to
> > set a page so that it won't be stored in the cache, thus will always be • new.
> > I can't remember how to do this though, so if someone could refresh MY
> > memory, I would appreciate it. More importantly, SHOULD I do this? • Will
> it
> > aggrevate people to always have to get the page from the server, thus
> > increasing load time?
>
> Sorry, I don't know how to do it. It certainly wouldn't aggrevate me • (with
> my high-speed connection), but other people would probably avoid your site
> because of it. You should at least put up a message saying 'site updated • on
> date x. It is recommended that you do a refresh to view the latest
> inventory.
>
> By the way, I would definitely be tempted to buy some of your parts except
> for two factors:
>
> - I already shot more than my spending budget on LEGO for about 2 more
> months.
> - I wouldn't really want to send cash and the other payment forms are a
> hassle. I'm not sure what I would recommend though. Credit cards are
> expensive to process and checks are risky. What if you allowed checks, • but
> imposed a 10 day waiting period while they clear???
>
> Good luck. I hope to visit when I have some money. Maybe you will have
> more payment options by then!
>
> P.S. I didn't see the black columns from Knight Lord's Castle. Are you
> keeping those. I just got a another copy of this set and those were the
> first parts to be integrated into my buildings (I used them on the annex • to
> my12 story police station).
>
>
>
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