Back Up Rollover preloads (eugh)!
 

Okay, we have to admit to an unreasonable prejudice against rollovers. This is not because they are necessarily hideous, like the one on the right - it's just that they're so overused! As we've hinted previously (hidden deep in part3), it's possible to speed things up a bit by preloading the images - view the source of the current page for details. The basic idea is:
Don't you just hate rollovers?

1. Preload the image
    rollnew = new Image();
    rollnew.src = "whatever.gif";
2. Use OnMouseOver to do the rollover:
<a href="xxx.htm" onMouseOver="fred.src=rollnew.src;" >
<img src="abc.htm" name="fred" ></a>