slicing images?

browsers can fetch multiple files at one time.

so say a large image is cut into 4 images-
Even if the 4 images total slightly more file size than one large one- the
browser can do simultaneous downloads of the 4 images at the same time-
whereas the one single image is limited to the one request.

a lot depends on the person's connection speed of course. If their
connection is saturated it only goes so fast anyways

and how many angels are on that particular pinhead...

Can you point to any evidence or proof that this is true?
I would like to know the facts about this. My intuition (hardly infallable)
tells me that the file sizes of many small images would total more than that
of one single image, due to the numerous headers needing to be downloaded,
and the increased html (tables) needed to display the images.
So how can this be faster?

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There is no logical reason to slice a perfectly good image into pieces
unless those pieces happen to be buttons of a navigation bar, for instance.
On a good day, a browser (modern ones) will be able to grab multiple files
simultaneously... but only so many, and only perhaps, and that still means
that the images will not come in in any predictable order. And everyone
seems to forget that browsers not only have to doownload image, they also
need to draw them and that drawing taxes the rendering engine... especially
on Mozilla browsers. Forget angels and pinheads, this topic is one where you
either get it, don't get it, or just want to split hairs.

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"Alan Ames" <blu (AT) formdude (DOT) com> wrote

browsers can fetch multiple files at one time.

so say a large image is cut into 4 images-
Even if the 4 images total slightly more file size than one large one- the
browser can do simultaneous downloads of the 4 images at the same time-
whereas the one single image is limited to the one request.

a lot depends on the person's connection speed of course. If their
connection is saturated it only goes so fast anyways

and how many angels are on that particular pinhead...

Can you point to any evidence or proof that this is true?
I would like to know the facts about this. My intuition (hardly
infallable)
tells me that the file sizes of many small images would total more than
that
of one single image, due to the numerous headers needing to be
downloaded,
and the increased html (tables) needed to display the images.
So how can this be faster?

--
Team Macromedia Volunteer for Dreamweaver
Certified Dreamweaver MX Developer

"Al Sparber- PVII" <thisaddress (AT) actuallyworks (DOT) com> wrote

Forget angels and pinheads, this topic is one where you
either get it, don't get it, or just want to split hairs.

And I meant the royal "you" and not anyone in particualar :-)