how to optimize the menu size

grace422 · Post by **grace422** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:32 pm

I ran my site http://home.comcast.net/~w.a.cotton/USF ... ummary.htm

through a web site speed analyzer. I get good results on everything except the script. Here is the warning:

SCRIPT_SIZE - Warning! The total size of external your scripts is 12848 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your scripts for size, combining them, and using compression where appropriate for any scripts placed in the HEAD of your documents.

I am only using the milonic script. Is this the cause of the problem? If so, what can I do to fix it?

Post by **Ruth** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:58 pm

Hi,

I'm not sure there is a 'problem' per se. The total bytes of the scripts is not much more than your images, the download time at 56 k dialup is 6 secs, even at 33k it's less than 10 secs and even at 28k it's only 11 and 1/2 secs. That time is for the whole page to be downloaded, not those scripts.

There's no way that I know to 'combine' your menu_data file into the milonic file.

Ruth

fredlongworthhighschool · Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:37 am

Have you compressed your menu_data.js file through the Javascript compactor?

http://milonic.com/jscompactor.php

vikenk · Post by **vikenk** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:40 pm

I believe the Milonic Menu source files are already compressed. I think that's what accounts for the code being on one long line.

I tried running my source files through the compressor, but didn;t gain anything.

Viken K.