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Re: Load time on my website
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lugnet.publish
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000 03:21:30 GMT
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On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 23:42:13 GMT, "Troy Cefaratti"
<mnementh@sbase1.com> wrote:
> 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.
It is a lot better now than it was before, but still a little slow.
Acceptable, though. And really cool design, imo. If you had the kind
of ordering interface I am hoping to develop for my own site it would
be perfect.
> 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.
I just looked at an arch and it scared me when it popped up on the
screen that big, so yeah, it seems a little large, but maybe not too
large.
> 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's fine.
> 4. Is the color schme OK? I kinda like it. :) But then that is a biased
> opinion!
I like it, but I'm colorblind, so don't trust me.
> 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?
Yes, you should force them to grab new copies - save you and them some
confusion.
Awesome site. Great look and feel. If I get the database back-end
finished on my deals site and can start working on my Lego parts site
I'll be happy to share the setup with you if you can make use of it.
--
Tired of waiting for LEGO Direct? Bulk Parts Sales NOW!
http://www.guarded-inn.com/lego/sales/parts.html
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| Mike, 1. The pages that contian actual photos of items that aren't available in LDRAW still load full size images, so that is probably why some of them still take a while to load. I'm hoping to have this fixed soon, but am concentrating on getting (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| <DISCLAIMER>I'm about to talk about my Lego Brick Store website. Before this degenerates into another long thread about posting in inappropriate places, I just want it to be clear that I am not flogging my parts for sale. I have legitimate questions (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish)
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