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Preload Images without DOM Manipulation
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| //preloading images | |
| function preload(source) { | |
| var i = new Image(); | |
| i.src = source; | |
| } | |
| preload("img/hover.jpg"); | |
| preload("img/active.jpg"); |
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| .button { | |
| background-image: url(img/button.png); | |
| } | |
| .button:hover { | |
| background-image: url(img/hover.png); | |
| } | |
| .button:active { | |
| background-image: url(img/active.png); | |
| } |
totally works. just tested it in Firefox.
doesn't work in Chrome, on the mac
What does it do in Chrome on the mac?
it just doesn't preload. you still get a flicker when you hover the button.
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does this work? this guy thinks so http://stackoverflow.com/q/3191946