For web designers in the know this is called the “flash of unstyled content” or FOUC. What happens is IE renders HTML content and applies the style sheet afterward, resulting in a quick transformation into the expected design. Even though the CSS is applied in a flash it’s still perceptible.
I’ve been working with a colleague on a Drupal-powered web site and he got tired of watching FOUC. Here’s his fix.
Original article found on TUAW.
After a few weeks of development I’m pleased to announce the launch of the new web site for the California Democratic Council. It’s hundreds of lines of PHP and MySQL code wrapped into a sophisticated CMS and data management system.
Too bad no one can see the code. I swear it’s really good… Many thanks to Cameron without whose committment to quality the site wouldn’t be what it is.
