Date: 02/22/08 (WebDesign)    Keywords: no keywords

Loading a large image (not really that big, about 180k is all).

I used a progressive JPEG for the compression. 

On dial-up with Firefox….it works wonderfully, instantly responding and loading, as one might expect with a progressive JPEG.  (Great user feedback)

Internet Explorer doesn’t seem to recognize the progressive nature of the file, and doesn’t show the image until the entire time has been downloaded.  (This is undesirable) 

I think the easiest solution might be to create a layer that says (essentially but not exactly) “Loading…please wait”, and put the image above that.

Reasonable?  Thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1363163.html