How to detect long page loading times with Javascript
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Increase Safari's page loading speed
Increase Safari's page loading speed
05/19/2004 10:30 AMDave Hyatt made a post on his blog that describes a timer that Safari
uses before it starts displaying any content. Supposedly the algorithm
will be changed with the next release of Safari, but for now, you can
still decrease...
Stop page loading in Safari by hitting
the Escape key
Stop page loading in Safari by hitting
the Escape key
11/11/2003 11:37 AMIm not sure when it appeared, but you can stop a page from loading by
simply hitting the Escape key in Safari v. 1.1
I have missed this for along time. So long, actually, that I have
learned to live without it ;).
[robg add...
Executing JavaScript on page load
Executing JavaScript on page load
05/26/2004 01:27 AMPeter-Paul Koch recently
wrote:
In my opinion, recent advances in JavaScript theory call
for the removal of the event handlers that some Web developers-and all
WYSIWYG editors-deploy in large masses in their XHTML files, where
they don’t belong.
PPK is talking about
inline event attributes such as the infamous onclick="" and onmouseover="" which have infested our HTML ever since Netscape
introduced JavaScript back in version 2.0 of their browser. The
alternative to these handlers is to add event handlers to elements
after the document has loaded. PPK has detailed coverage of the various ways of doing
this on his QuirksMode site.
In my work with unobtrusive JavaScript, I've found that by far the
most common action I take is "registering" a script to be executed
once the page has finished loading. There are a number of ways of
doing this, which I described in my article E
nhancing Structural Markup with JavaScript. Unfortunately, none of
them are perfect if you wish to write truly reusable scripts.
For a script (such as my blockquote citations script discussed in
the article) to be properly reusable, it needs to behave nicely in the
presence of other scripts. This means that assigning a callback
function directly to the window.onload
handler is out of the question as doing so will over-ride previously
assigned callbacks from other scripts. The correct way of adding a
handler to an event without over-riding other handlers is to use
modern event attachment method, which sadly differ between IE/Windows and other browsers.
Scott Andrew's addEvent function handles the differences for you
but comes with one major and rarely discussed drawback: it fails
silently in IE5/Mac. If
you care about the many Mac users still on OS9, you need to support
that browser.
Anyway, I believe I've found a solution. Check this out:
function addLoadEvent(func) {
var oldonload = window.onload;
if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
window.onload = func;
} else {
window.onload = function() {
oldonload();
func();
}
}
}
addLoadEvent(nameOfSomeFunctionToRunOnPageLoad);
addLoadEvent(function() {
/* more code to run on page load */
});
The addLoadEvent function takes as
an argument another function which should be executed once the page
has loaded. Unlike assigning directly to window.onload, the function adds the event
in such a way that any previously added onload functions will be
executed first.
The way this works is relatively simple: if window.onload has not already been assigned
a function, the function passed to addLoadEvent is simply assigned to window.onload. If window.onload has already been set, a brand
new function is created which first calls the original onload handler,
then calls the new handler afterwards.
addLoadEvent has one very important
property: it will work even if something has previously been assigned
to window.onload without using addLoadEvent itself. This makes it ideal for
use in scripts that may be executing along side other scripts that
have already been registered to execute once the page has loaded.
I've tested the above code successfully on IE 5, 5.5 and 6 for Windows; IE 5 and Safari for Mac; Opera 7.5
and FireFox on Mac (which should mean it works with those browsers on
Windows as well). Opera 6 for Mac failed the test but has poor
JavaScript support anyway and is hopefully becoming more and more rare
now that Opera 7 has matured.
I've created a test page for the function. I'd be
interested to here any bug reports from browsers I haven't
covered.
I'm still considering ways in which this technique could be
extended to work for generic events rather than just page loads. The
challenge there would be to ensure that information about the event
itself was passed to the event handlers in a consistent manner. For
page load events this isn't an issue as the event object does not
contain any valuable information.
Update: I've written the new technique up on my SitePoint
blog and incorporated an explanation of closures and how they are
used to preserve any previously assigned onload handlers.
How to Create a JavaScript Web Page
Screen Saver
How to Create a JavaScript Web Page
Screen Saver
06/08/2004 12:29 PMThis JavaScript tutorial shows you how to implement a screen saver on
a web page. It activates after a timeout, hides the current content of
the page, creates an attractive display and more. By Guyon Roche. 0608
At long last, Quark has posted a teaser
page about ...
At long last, Quark has posted a teaser
page about ...
03/13/2003 10:22 AM
At long last, Quark has posted a teaser
page about XPress 6, the Carbonized, coming-sometime version of
their page layout app. Sigh.
I used to be a graphic designer. I lived in Quark XPress.
Thousands of hours, thousands of pages. I still remember the keyboard
shortcut for "decrease tracking by 1/200th of an em," though I would
rather not. It's not my bread and butter anymore, but I've been
following the app's creep toward OS X, and like most have been boggled
by the slow pace. In many cases this is the only thing binding design
pros to OS 9. They want to migrate to OS X, but they can't.
As of this moment the page says almost nothing about the new version,
only noting "enhanced undo functionality, full-resolution previews,
and an intriguing way to manage complex projects." Strikingly
uninformative -- and the screen shot promises little new other than
Aqua trim on XPress's well-worn, spartan interface. Of course, we
shouldn't judge print apps by web time. The task of publishing a
magazine is substantially the same now as it was ten years ago, and
most large publishing workgroups are slow to upgrade because of myriad
software dependencies (I wonder how far they're gotten with updating
QPS?). The important
thing is that they get this thing out the frickin' door.
Though Quark is widely criticized in the industry for an
unresponsive attitude toward customers, I really would like them to
survive, because I believe that an Adobe monopoly -- which is what we
are heading for -- would ultimately be bad for the industry. Discuss
9:33 AM
| Paul
Bissex
A ten page New York Times
A ten page New York Times
09/26/2004 01:27 PMloei van een
artikel
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A Page-Turner at the Times
A Page-Turner at the Times
07/13/2004 08:43 AMIs everything old new again?
A Long Look at Response to Brief (Los
Angeles Times)
A Long Look at Response to Brief (Los
Angeles Times)
04/12/2004 04:53 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — One day after the release of a
top-secret report delivered to President Bush only five weeks before
the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the spotlight shifted to a pair of new
questions: How did the president respond? And what did the FBI do?
The Times has a front-page Sunday
article
The Times has a front-page Sunday
article
01/05/2004 04:59 AM'05 budget
nytimes.com/2004/01/04/politics/04BUDG.html?hp
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NukeCops.com: Boost PHP Page Generation
Times with Zend
NukeCops.com: Boost PHP Page Generation
Times with Zend
06/22/2005 02:48 AMOn
NukeCops.com, the site of the
Official PHP-Nuke development team, there's
this post with a
bit of their experience with the
Zend
Optimizer.
A friend of mine recently installed Zend Optimizer 2.1.0 as we have
here at Nuke Cops. Both sites are high traffic (50,000+ page hits
daily) and pound the web server. Zend Optimizer 2.1.0 increases page
generation times at least 50%.
Prior to having ZO installed our PHP generation times were anywhere
from 2 to 4 seconds consistent. Once ZO was installed and set to
default configuration out of the box, generation times dropped down to
roughly 1.1 seconds. Default config had an optimization configuration
set to "15". Server load times actually decreased as well from a
1.x-2.x down to a 0.5-1.x.
They even offer a
simple, little-known tip to help get your pages out even faster:
in the php.ini file, change the "optimization passes" setting from 15
to 1023. This will enable passes 9 and 10 and squeeze in that little
extra bit to get the pages out that much faster (unfortunately, this
also comes at a price - higher server load).
"Dazzling, full-color shots of people
long since dead, landscapes long since
paved, and an empire long since
overthrown."
"Dazzling, full-color shots of people
long since dead, landscapes long since
paved, and an empire long since
overthrown."
01/17/2004 11:07 PMMozilla Foundation Places Two-Page
Advocacy Ad in the New York Times
Mozilla Foundation Places Two-Page
Advocacy Ad in the New York Times
12/17/2004 06:41 PMSchwarzenegger Has Long To-Do List to
Boost Business (Los Angeles Times)
Schwarzenegger Has Long To-Do List to
Boost Business (Los Angeles Times)
04/20/2004 04:43 AMLos Angeles Times - After signing a massive workers' compensation
insurance overhaul bill Monday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now is
turning his persuasive powers to the next steps he deems necessary to
bring clear skies to California's business climate.
Tough New Smog Rules Get Long Deadlines
(Los Angeles Times)
Tough New Smog Rules Get Long Deadlines
(Los Angeles Times)
04/16/2004 05:04 AMLos Angeles Times - The Bush administration's new air quality standard
will impose tougher requirements on the nation's smoggiest regions
— Southern and Central California — but postpone the
compliance deadline for so many years that local air officials worry
that the regulations could be rendered ineffective.
Porn Actors' Struggles Began Long Before
HIV (Los Angeles Times)
Porn Actors' Struggles Began Long Before
HIV (Los Angeles Times)
05/05/2004 05:25 AMLos Angeles Times - MONTREAL — He's a middle-aged black porn
actor who had wanted to be a policeman. Known for his
conscientiousness, he'd ask costars to refrain from smoking even as
they were having unprotected group sex.
Firms Have a Long List of California
Turnoffs (Los Angeles Times)
Firms Have a Long List of California
Turnoffs (Los Angeles Times)
04/12/2004 07:28 AMLos Angeles Times - Victor Monia is pleased that Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger is wrapping his arms around the California workers'
compensation problem. That doesn't mean the president of Visa
Technologies, an electronics manufacturer in San Jose, is canceling
his plans to move the 23-year-old business to Reno.
Finally .. after long long long time ..
Sonique 2 beta released
Finally .. after long long long time ..
Sonique 2 beta released
12/21/2003 03:42 PMLong a Republican Bulwark, a Growing
Arizona Is in Play (Los Angeles Times)
Long a Republican Bulwark, a Growing
Arizona Is in Play (Los Angeles Times)
09/16/2004 05:13 AMLos Angeles Times - PHOENIX — Louie Gomez lives in the new
Arizona — the nation's second-fastest-growing state, where
transplants from other regions are altering an entrenched conservative
political culture.
In Aristide's Wake, a Land Long Divided
by Class, Color Explodes (Los Angeles
Times)
In Aristide's Wake, a Land Long Divided
by Class, Color Explodes (Los Angeles
Times)
03/06/2004 02:06 AMLos Angeles Times - PETIONVILLE, Haiti — From the palm-shaded
swimming pools and marble terraces of this wealthy suburb's hillside
villas, the distant squalor of Port-au-Prince looks like a tranquil,
opalescent coastal setting.
Professional JavaScript for Web
Developers: JavaScript in the Browser,
Pt. 1
Professional JavaScript for Web
Developers: JavaScript in the Browser,
Pt. 1
06/22/2005 02:51 AMWeb browsers have come a long way over the years and can now handle a
variety of file formats, not just conventional HTML. Here, you'll
learn how JavaScript fits into HTML, other languages, and some basic
concepts of the Browser Object Model (BOM). By WROX Press. 0620
On Ellis Island, an Effort to Bring Its
Long-Hidden Side Into Public Light (Los
Angeles Times)
On Ellis Island, an Effort to Bring Its
Long-Hidden Side Into Public Light (Los
Angeles Times)
01/03/2005 06:23 AMLos Angeles Times - ELLIS ISLAND, N.J. — On a chilly afternoon,
wind and rain whip through the broken windows of a small, dark room
where people with tuberculosis once stared out at the Statue of
Liberty and wondered if they would ever begin a new life in America.
Quad-City Times Newspaper Online - the
Quad-Cities Home Page
Quad-City Times Newspaper Online - the
Quad-Cities Home Page
09/27/2004 09:19 AMGun cabinet locks no match for pen .. Keep bic pens away from your
kids! ..
More
qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1035941&l=1&t=Local+News&c=2,
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Log-Detect-1.414
Log-Detect-1.414
01/27/2004 06:21 PMLexington Herald-Leader | 07/04/2004 |
Front-page news, back-page coverage
Lexington Herald-Leader | 07/04/2004 |
Front-page news, back-page coverage
07/08/2004 02:18 AMNoted in yesterday's Lexington [KY] Herald-Leader .. "We regret
the omission." .. Read article ..
Oops
kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/9077613.htm
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DNA 'Computer' Able to Detect Cancer
DNA 'Computer' Able to Detect Cancer
04/28/2004 02:44 PMAP via ABCNEWS.com Apr 28 2004 6:22PM GMT
Detect and Repair mode
Detect and Repair mode
04/09/2004 03:54 PMAbout once a month, Outlook becomes a pain in the ass for me to use
for about 2 hours.
Inevitably, it'll hang on me while I'm doing something else, or
some other process will hang while I'm using Outlook, and Outlook will
refuse the shut down properly.
(I'm normally in the middle of about 15 things when this
happens).
I'll shut down the XP box that I use, and
let it sit for 20 minutes or so (I guess I'm hoping it'll get over
whatever I did that made it mad at me).
After leaving it alone, I'll start it back up, and then I'll try to
launch Outlook. It'll tell me that it wants to start in "Safe Mode"
(and I'm like ... hmmm, does it normally run in 'un-safe' mode?).
I'll let it try, and every-time, it'll faily to start up properly.
I'll again, leave the machine alone for 20-30 minutes... hoping
Outlook will figure out what's giving it problems, fix it, and then
start up... about 90% of the time (or so it seems) it'll fail to start
properly, and will just sit there telling me that it's "Not
responding" (and I'm like "No Shit!")
So, I'll shut it down using the "End Process" command on the
Windows Task Manager.
And then, I'll start up Outlook, and it'll tell me that something
is horribly wrong, and that it needs to go into "Detect and Repair
Mode". I'll click "ok" and then go away for another 20 minutes or so,
while Outlook's installer tries to do it's thing.
About half of the time it works and Outlook continues to work
(although it forgets some of my preferences).
The other half the time, I "rinse and repeat" this whole
process.
This whole process happens about once a month, and it costs me
around 2-3 hours each time it happens...
What a pain in the ass... total loss of productivity.
I don't think Apple Mail has ever 'ceased to function' on me, and I
know that Mailsmith hasn't ever broken. Come to think of it, OS X has
never crashed on me either...
Had to get that off my chest... Thanks for listening
UK chemists detect air fingerprints
UK chemists detect air fingerprints
06/09/2004 04:13 AMI love the smell of VOC in the morning
DNA 'Computer' Able to Detect Cancer
(AP)
DNA 'Computer' Able to Detect Cancer
(AP)
04/28/2004 01:18 PMAP - Researchers have developed a vanishingly tiny "computer" that
could someday enable doctors to treat cancer and other diseases from
inside the body.
System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports
(AP)
System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports
(AP)
04/09/2004 03:57 PMAP - Australia, one of the United States' strongest allies, has added
a new weapon to its arsenal — a toaster-sized document reader
that tells in seconds whether a passport is a fraud and identifies
travelers who might be included on terrorist watch lists.
System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports
System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports
04/10/2004 08:33 PMdetect library 0.9.83 (Default branch)
detect library 0.9.83 (Default branch)
03/28/2005 09:54 AMThe detect library can be used in any program that needs hardware
detection features such as configuration tools, installation programs,
etc. Its API is easy to learn and detection is easy to integrate too.
It can be used to detect sound cards, CPUs, networking devices,
webcams, joysticks, etc. It scans the IDE, PCI, ISA, USB, and SCSI
busses to find hardware.
detect library 0.9.82 (Default branch)
detect library 0.9.82 (Default branch)
03/24/2005 01:28 PM
The detect library can be used in any program that needs hardware
detection features such as configuration tools, installation programs,
etc. Its API is easy to learn and detection is easy to integrate too.
It can be used to detect sound cards, CPUs, networking devices,
webcams, joysticks, etc. It scans the IDE, PCI, ISA, USB, and SCSI
busses to find hardware.
Changes:
Detect is part of the XLine project now. New mouse
detection code was added. Detection of video
memory, monitors, and keyboards was added. Many
bugfixes were made.
Astronomers Detect Saturnian Hot Spot
Astronomers Detect Saturnian Hot Spot
02/05/2005 09:19 PM3D Holograms Detect Fake Signatures
3D Holograms Detect Fake Signatures
08/15/2004 08:56 PM'Nanospring pill' could detect cancer
cells
'Nanospring pill' could detect cancer
cells
11/10/2003 11:16 PMCNET Asia Nov 10 2003 10:35PM ET
NEC Develops Software To Detect
'Counterfeit' Batteries
NEC Develops Software To Detect
'Counterfeit' Batteries
07/07/2004 11:33 AM
I'm not sure I like this at
all. In an effort to 'protect' consumers from the scourge of exploding
batteries (and lower prices), NEC has developed software that detects
"counterfeit battery products" in mobile phones and digital cameras.
If the software simply detects that certain safety measures in place,
but still allow for third-party batteries to be used, then that's
probably fine (at least until the cheapo battery manufacturers start
spoofing the safety hardware). However, if this software means that
only NEC-branded batteries work in NEC products, that's going to be
punch all of us right in the wallet, as NEC starts charging more per
battery, likely under the auspice of "increasing prices due to more
rigorous safety measures."
You know how I detect counterfeit batteries? If they smell like
ham, and then I put them in my mouth and they are delicious, usually
that means they aren't real. Otherwise, you know, if it's powering my
phone, it's probably real enough for me.
Read
- Software for Microcontrollers Verifies Authenticity of Mobile Phone
and Digital Still Camera Batteries [NECEL via TheRawFeed]
Detect folder changes locally before
sync or mirror
Detect folder changes locally before
sync or mirror
03/19/2005 02:40 AMTools like rsync and lftp do a great job of mirroring directories
between systems and only copying files that have been updated. On
non-LAN networks, however, they still can be slow, since they have to
query the remote system...
New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad
Breath
New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad
Breath
09/24/2004 10:20 PMDirect and Related Links
for 'New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad Breath'
So you think that you have the hottest mobile phone out there, huh?
Does it detect bad breath? You read that right folks, apparently a
German telecommunications company is working a phone that does just
that. This prompts me to ask the burning question of the hour,
WHY?…
New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad
Breath (Reuters)
New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad
Breath (Reuters)
09/21/2004 12:46 PMReuters - A German telecommunications company said
on Tuesday it is developing the first mobile phone that will
alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off
offensive smells.
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