Simon Barker <simonrb@dircon.co.uk> wrote:
SB> Animated GIFs can be a pain but that's one reason why there's an auto-load
SB> image option, just make your browser stops auto-loading and your problems
SB> are solved ;)
SB>
SB> Simon Barker
SB> simonrb@dircon.co.uk
SB>
SB> >Hope I don't offend you, but having gifs that constantly load in order to
SB> display animation really hurts when you are on a 28.8K connection.  Not on
SB> does it slow down the page while loading (because the page keeps trying to
SB> load the same gif in preference to loading parts of the page that are usef
SB> but it is annoying if you're doing anything else involving your connection
SB> such as typing stuff in on your provider's account, using ftp, etc.
SB>

Think you are missing the point, Simon. There's no real reason to use animated
GIF's period. Nor any of that Java or Active X nonsense either on a WWW page.

At the very least, if you are going to insist on using it, do what the Ranma
2096 WWW page and Falcon's Urd shrine does and offer the option of not having
to wade through that graphical crud without resorting to totally turning off
the graphics.