Rendering table while loading

[Eirik]

Hi,

I remember reading somewhere about how to render a table while it's loading, as apposed to the default which is that the table becomes visible first when the entire content of it is loaded.

At the time I was thinking "Yeah right, like I'm ever gonna use that!". As it turns out, I was wrong. Does anyone know how this is done? If I remember correctly, it's simply an attribute of the table tag.

Thanks in advance !

[randem]

specify a width property for your <table> tags and all <td> and <img> tags.

[Eirik]

Hi randem,

I belive there is another way. Anyone else with any ideas?

[Skunk]

I don't think there is another way of doing this - I agree with randem's suggestion

[creole]

Split your one table up into multiple tables. That's the only way as browser only render the table and it's content after the entire code has been "run".

For example, if your site looks like this:

<table>
<tr>
<td>header</td>
<td>content</td>
<td>footer</td>
</tr>
</table>

Then try splitting it up like this:

<table>
<tr>
<td>header</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr>
<td>content</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr>
<td>footer</td>
</tr>
</table>

That way, the header will load first, the body second and the footer last, barring any additional code you may have.

[Eirik]

Thanks for the tips guys. Still belive there was an attribute setting, though. I seem to vaguely remember something that only worked in IE. Oh well, I guess this will have to do.

Thanks again !