Re: [Jmol-users] To avoid flashing: Important

[timothy d. <mol...@ma...>]

On 2005-07-12 (12:05) alok vaid wrote:

<snip>
>If i can load 1 file at a time, the way I am doing it now, it gives me
>that flexibility. Can you suggest me some other method, in which I can
>avoid flashing. Like i said, I do not have problems with time it takes
>to load, but during that time I want my earlier image to be still
>displayed in applet. Is there any way, if i get into the source code.
>
<snip>

hi,

off the top of my head:

write two divs to your html page, same dimensions and one on top of the oth=
er. write Jmol applets to both diivs, then load your first model in the app=
let in div1 (while div2 remains hidden).  when a user requests a new model,=
 have it load in div2, then make div2 visible and div1 hidden. (you can use=
 visibility or z-index to do this, tho the latter has been buggy in my hand=
s.)  swap divs as new files are loaded.  this should relieve the flashing i=
f it is due to file loading.

you can use callbacks to monitor when a model is fully loaded in each div.


hth,

tim
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