I have my web page in a table with 3 vertical sections. The problem is I have content in the center and right section and an ad block in the left. The problem is the ad takes a few seconds to load and my website doesnt load the rest of the content until the ad loads. Is there a way to make it load the center and right section first? Or to make it load the page wile it is waiting for the ad?
piskie
1:32 am on Mar 4, 2005 (gmt 0)
Have a look at using absolute divs and position. You can still layout in tables but place the tables inside a left, right and centre div.
The load order is then easy to control by changing the order that the divs run in the code without affecting the displayed position.
Mcadieux
3:59 am on Mar 4, 2005 (gmt 0)
Never used that before so I will look it up. Thanks for the suggestion, I am pretty sure I have seen a way to do it with tables before.
tedster
4:57 am on Mar 4, 2005 (gmt 0)
You are talking, perhaps, about the so-called "table trick"?
On a three column table, set up a 1 px high row above the left hand nav, then use rowspan=2 in the center column where your main text goes. Then you will have the right hand content and finally the navigation or ad below that....... phew all in one breath too!
