Topic: Preloader Needed

Does the chumby control panel check to see if a widget is fully loaded before showing it and letting it play?  It seems like this is the case, but I can't really tell. I'd like to remove my code that checks to see if the widget is fully loaded, if the chumby is taking care of that function anyway.

Re: Preloader Needed

You shouldn't need preloaders on the chumby.  Widgets are typically loaded completely before run.

Re: Preloader Needed

That's the feeling I was getting, with the blank screen while each new widget loads.  Thanks for confirming, Duane.

Re: Preloader Needed

On production units, the Flash Player will cache the widgets, so the duration of the "black screen" will be substantially shorter after the first time the widget is shown.