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Preloader is usually referred to the Gif image shown to user to indicate wait or processing state.

Preloader is usually referred to the Gif image in-which an indication for the user to wait or processing state. It seems like the following images samples:

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Preloaders are widely used with era because it usually includes some changes that may take some time without reloading the page so the user should be visually alerted that something is being done.

List of some popular online preloaders generators

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How does the javascript preloading work?

I don't want to know a way to preload images, I found much on the net, but I want to know how it works. How is javascript able to preload images? I mean, I tried a snippet from here, and even if it works, it doesn't seem to preload images. When I…
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App Engine: Is it possible to disable Transfer-Encoding: Chunked for large static files?

As a follow-up to this question, is it possible to disable the "Transfer-Encoding: Chunked" method for large static files, therefore forcing a Content-Length to be returned instead? My site serves a few Flash files. The small ones (500-700kb) report…
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Understanding

I am trying to get my head around and using the selected image in a website. Let's say I have a simple website that lets the user select an image from their system using: Then in the JavaScript I can do this to…
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Bytes received and bytes total of images via Javascript/jQuery

I'm working on a Javascript/jQuery powered image preloader, and have hit a bit of a snag. While as of currently it provides the progress based on loaded_images / total_images, this is not very accurate given a page could have a thousand 1kB images,…
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How to preload a webpage before showing it?

I have created a simple webpage with several images, but when a user visits it, the browser loads the images one at a time, instead of all at once. I want instead to first show a "loading" gif in the center of the page and then, when all the images…
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JavaFX Application (that uses a preloaded) exits prematurely

I have a Java application that initializes with a Preloader. Once the Preloader hides, the main application starts and successfully loads the resources. The application window then briefly loads and then exits with no exceptions thrown. Main…
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Force page preloader to appear before any content

I am implementing a very simple preloader page that is present until the main page content is fully loaded. The loading page works fine but I'm just having a small issue with the main page content showing momentarily before the preloader page is in…
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How to create valid preloader with jQuery, which can preload mp3 file to browser cache?

I have a simple drawing spectrum on a website http://alldev.eu/html/mp3/index.phtml, which loads to browser cache a song and plays it after it's fully downloaded. I've made a pre-loader for my site which displays a message and an image for 7…
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How to show page preloader only once while entering through domain name?

So, I have jQuery page preloader on main page like this: