surveyForm.firstname.value}.
If you need to display a curly brace in a message, you must precede it with a backslash character,
as in \{ or \}.
Preload Images
Designs commonly require a particular image or several images to be displayed immediately when called by
an action or a timeline. Because of the nature of HTML, all graphics are separate files that are normally
downloaded when needed. To get the snappy response required for certain designs, graphics need to be
preloaded or cached so that they are available. The Preload Images action performs this important service.
You designate the images you want to cache for later use through the Preload Images parameter dialog box
(see Figure 12-12).
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FIGURE 12-12
Media-rich Web sites respond much faster when images have been cached with the Preload Images action.
You don??™t need to use the Preload Images action if you??™re creating rollovers. Both the Rollover
object and the Swap Image action enable you to preload images from their dialog boxes.
To use the Preload Images action, follow these steps:
1. Select the object to trigger the action.
2. From the Behaviors panel, click the Add (+) button and select Preload Images.
3. In the Preload Images parameter dialog box, enter the path to the image file in the Image Source
File text box, or click the Browse button to locate the file.
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