Large html pages and slow load times/high CPU usage

[Henry Spencer]

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Kevin Cozens wrote:
> >...It's typically necessary for the browser to
> >build up a data structure representing the *entire* table before it can
> >decide how wide columns should be etc...
>
> If the browser is causing a delay since it doesn't know how wide a 
> column should be, the simple solution for that part of the puzzle is to 
> specify the column widths so the browser can begin formatting text right 
> away.

Unfortunately, the browser is entitled to decide that your specified
widths are minimums rather than firm specifications, in which case it
might *still* want to save up the whole table before deciding what widths
to use.

                                                          Henry Spencer
                                                       henry-lqW1N6Cllo0sV2N9l4h3zg at public.gmane.org

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