Want to shrink your TGP's?

swedguy · 2005-02-26, 10:05 AM

No, not make them smaller, but at least shrink the file size and make them load faster

I was going through one of my script folders and found a javascript I used when I had TGP's. I was never a fan of having something random in the status bar. So the solution was to have an onmouseover + onfocus on all links, which made the pages HUGE. A regular link would look something like this:

<a href="thumbs.php?pct=85&link=pic3&url=http://www.gallerydomain.com/00276197-01-01/pictures/05/index.php" onMouseover="window.status='http://www.gallerydomain.com/00276197-01-01/pictures/05/index.php'; return true;" onFocus="window.status='http://www.gallerydomain.com/00276197-01-01/pictures/05/index.php'; return true;" onMouseout="window.status=''>

That link is 355 bytes.

Now lets change it to something smaller

<a href="thumbs.php?pct=60&link=pic47&url=http://www.gallerydomain.com/00276197-01-01/pictures/05/index.php" onMouseover="ds(href);return true" onFocus="ds(href);return true" onMouseout="os()">

That link is 193 bytes.

What you need to put between your <head> and </head> is this:

<script>
function ds(msg) {
var surl = msg.match(/url=([^&]*)/, "$1")
status=unescape(surl[1])
}
function os() {
status=''
}
</script>

So if your TGP has 300 links you would save 47kB. That's a lot of load time if you're on a modem

HarryM · 2005-02-27, 12:35 AM

hey thanks, I needed something like that

Joe · 2005-03-08, 07:02 AM

Nice tip, thanks!

If you're really anal about bandwidth, you can also use an HTML shrinker (or HTML compressor) that removes all the whitespace.

pcum · 2005-03-24, 01:05 PM

Just what I needed thanks man great tip

2005-02-26, 10:05 AM	#1
swedguy Vagabond Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,374	Want to shrink your TGP's? No, not make them smaller, but at least shrink the file size and make them load faster I was going through one of my script folders and found a javascript I used when I had TGP's. I was never a fan of having something random in the status bar. So the solution was to have an onmouseover + onfocus on all links, which made the pages HUGE. A regular link would look something like this: <a href="thumbs.php?pct=85&link=pic3&url=http://www.gallerydomain.com/00276197-01-01/pictures/05/index.php" onMouseover="window.status='http://www.gallerydomain.com/00276197-01-01/pictures/05/index.php'; return true;" onFocus="window.status='http://www.gallerydomain.com/00276197-01-01/pictures/05/index.php'; return true;" onMouseout="window.status=''> That link is 355 bytes. Now lets change it to something smaller <a href="thumbs.php?pct=60&link=pic47&url=http://www.gallerydomain.com/00276197-01-01/pictures/05/index.php" onMouseover="ds(href);return true" onFocus="ds(href);return true" onMouseout="os()"> That link is 193 bytes. What you need to put between your <head> and </head> is this: <script> function ds(msg) { var surl = msg.match(/url=([^&]*)/, "$1") status=unescape(surl[1]) } function os() { status='' } </script> So if your TGP has 300 links you would save 47kB. That's a lot of load time if you're on a modem

2005-03-24, 01:05 PM	#4
pcum Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 95	Just what I needed thanks man great tip __________________ Stay in Business with Pcum

2005-02-27, 12:35 AM	#2
HarryM No offence Apu, but when they were handing out religions you must have been out taking a whizz Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 285	hey thanks, I needed something like that

2005-03-08, 07:02 AM	#3
Joe The information superhighway showed the average person what some nerd thinks about Star Trek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts: 337	Nice tip, thanks! If you're really anal about bandwidth, you can also use an HTML shrinker (or HTML compressor) that removes all the whitespace.