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[Black wallnut]

http://www.bt3central.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2043 If you couldplease click on this link and tell me how long it takes for the page to load. I'm thinking of adding a few more pics and don't want it to slow the topic down too much. I have DSL so I don't notice slow loads anymore but I remember the days and how frustrating slow loading pages are.

TIA

marK in WA and Ryobi Fanatic Association State President ©
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[Norm in Fujino]

quote:Originally posted by Black wallnut
. . .tell me how long it takes for the page to load.

Your particular page took about 19 seconds to appear. To be honest, BT3Central is slower than just about any site I regularly visit, so 19 seconds is only marginally longer than most other pages, and shorter than some; for example, the thread about Grizzly digital calipers just now took about 24 seconds to load. For that reason, I weigh the titles carefully before deciding to open threads anymore.


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"...and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
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[Black wallnut]

Thanks Norm, I'll just post a new topic on how to use the tenion jig. Just to make it load faster.

marK in WA and Ryobi Fanatic Association State President ©
My Site

[Stytooner]

quote:Originally posted by Black wallnut

Thanks Norm, I'll just post a new topic on how to use the tenion jig. Just to make it load faster.

marK in WA and Ryobi Fanatic Association State President ©
My Site

Mark, you might try doing what I did in the Shark Guard thread. I just put on one pic and the rest are links. On my site, I like to use thumbnails. That may work pretty good here too. It takes a little longer to create a thumbnail, but the results are faster load times. Then the folks can look at the pics on demand.

Lee

http://www.leestyron.com

[RodKirby]

About 90 seconds for me! Good to have them split, MarK.

[Black wallnut]

quote:Originally posted by Stytooner

quote:Originally posted by Black wallnut

Thanks Norm, I'll just post a new topic on how to use the tenion jig. Just to make it load faster.

marK in WA and Ryobi Fanatic Association State President ©
My Site

Mark, you might try doing what I did in the Shark Guard thread. I just put on one pic and the rest are links. On my site, I like to use thumbnails. That may work pretty good here too. It takes a little longer to create a thumbnail, but the results are faster load times. Then the folks can look at the pics on demand.

Lee

http://www.leestyron.com

Great tip Lee! That is what I have been doing on my site too...well kinda anyway. Pretty easy to do with html but forum code is not as easy. Might just be I need more commands than are listed in the "Forum code" link.

Rod, you are welcome! I remember wayyyyy back when I had a slow notebook Mac as my only computer withsmall Ram and dial-up connection on long old phone lines and how frustrating it was to wait for graphic heavy posts to load....

marK in WA and Ryobi Fanatic Association State President ©
My Site

[Norm in Fujino]

quote:Originally posted by Black wallnut
Might just be I need more commands than are listed in the "Forum code" link.

That's right; that info is in "Forum Help" item at the top right of the screen. Unfortunately, it takes you to another page, and when you return, you may lose whatever you've input thusfar, so be sure to highlight and copy anything you've written first.


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"...and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township

[Jim Boyd]

quote:Originally posted by Norm in Fujino

quote:Originally posted by Black wallnut
Might just be I need more commands than are listed in the "Forum code" link.

That's right; that info is in "Forum Help" item at the top right of the screen. Unfortunately, it takes you to another page, and when you return, you may lose whatever you've input thusfar, so be sure to highlight and copy anything you've written first.


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". . . and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township

Norm are you forgetting the "right click and open link in a new page"?

Jim in Texas and Sicko Ryobi Cult Member ©

[Norm in Fujino]

[quote]quote:Originally posted by Jim Boyd

Norm are you forgetting the "right click and open link in a new page"?

Oops, guilty as charged. Thanks for reminding me, Jim. I don't usually use that trick.



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"...and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township