Page blanking while loading

I have a web page with an activex control on it. While the applet loads, the page blanks several times before the applet is completely loaded. Is there any way to load the page and have it stay on constantly while the applet loads?
[238 byte] By [notacreativeguya] at [2007-10-3 4:18:55]
# 1
1) What does "blank" mean2) I have a feeling that it's not a Java issue
CeciNEstPasUnProgrammeura at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 2

The text and links on the page all show up properly, then the whole page becomes white. After a short time, prob less than half a second, the text shows up again. It all turns white one more time before the applet and everything shows up properly. It is possible it's not exactly a Java issue. I've not had alot of experience with this, but do know the majority of the code for the applet and page is Java.

notacreativeguya at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 3

> The text and links on the page all show up properly,

> then the whole page becomes white. After a short

> time, prob less than half a second, the text shows up

> again. It all turns white one more time before the

> applet and everything shows up properly. It is

> possible it's not exactly a Java issue. I've not had

> alot of experience with this, but do know the

> majority of the code for the applet and page is Java.

The majority of the code for the page is probably HTML, I haven't seen an applet-embedding page to act like that, and after all, it goes blank way before the Java code is actually executed...

Could it be possible that it's the browser's reaction to the ActiveX?

CeciNEstPasUnProgrammeura at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 4
hmmm...I suppose that's possible. Do you think it'd be possible to load the page, and delay the load of the applet? Maybe if everything totally loads first, the applet loading would affect the page to the point of blanking? I'm just shooting in the dark here.
notacreativeguya at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 5

> hmmm...I suppose that's possible. Do you think it'd

> be possible to load the page, and delay the load of

> the applet?

Not that I know.

> Maybe if everything totally loads first,

> the applet loading would affect the page to the point

> of blanking? I'm just shooting in the dark here.

I don't think so, I can't see why it should. I think you should ask whoever created your browser.

CeciNEstPasUnProgrammeura at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 6
OK, I'll do that. Thank you for your time.
notacreativeguya at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 7
> OK, I'll do that. Thank you for your time.Does the same thing happen without the applet? Or without the ActiveX?
CeciNEstPasUnProgrammeura at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 8
No, I've modified the code so an image appears in place of the applet and it loads fine.
notacreativeguya at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 9

> hmmm...I suppose that's possible. Do you think it'd

> be possible to load the page, and delay the load of

> the applet?

Yes. Use JavaScript/DHTML to load the applet once the page loads using the onload event of the body tag.

However, as Ceci said, this is probably something related to a specific browser.

tymer99a at 2007-7-14 22:20:40 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...