Preload images with jQuery Preload plugin

A jQuery plugin that preloads images

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Description

There are times that we need to preload images to bring better user experience. You will not want your users to wait for 2 seconds when they hover their mouse over the navigation menu before the background image actually appears; or keep them waiting too long when they switch a slideshow. This plugin can also be useful when you want to add more images on the page through a ajax call.

Demo

  • Click here to see the demo
  • The demo page is also included in the source file

Download


Requires

  • jQuery 1.2.3+

Browser Compatibility


Installation

  • First, make sure you are using valid DOCTYPE
  • Include nessesary JS files
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path-to-file/jquery.preload.js"></script>

Usage

Example code:
      $.preload( '/img/space.gif',
        '/img/loading.gif',
        '/img/header-bg.png',
        '/img/avatar.jpg'
      );

This might be the simplest yet helpful plugin. It’s even shorter than this introduction. Enjoy it :)


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