[OpenLayers-Users] optimizations to deliver openlayers js faster?

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 03:35:26PM -0500, Chris Holmes wrote:
> Hey guys, we're contemplating putting a little demo similar to the one 
> on openlayers homepage on the GeoServer homepage.  But my concern is 
> that the javascript loading can be a bit slow.

Is this a concern you've seen from the OpenLyaers home page, or other
pages? The OpenLayers homepage is using:
 * gzip encoding (post-filter in Apache2) of the javascript
 * Single file build 
 
If this isn't enough for you, it is possible to build a much smaller
single file build via Build Profiles:
http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Profiles   

> What's the most efficient way to deliver the javascript so it loads up 
> quickly?  Do I gzip it somehow?  Put it all in one file?  Have it load 
> modularly?

python build/build.py in 2.3+ or build/build.sh in 2.2- are the ways to
build a single file version -- alternatively, use the hosted API, which
does this, and also has the nifty apache setup, for you.

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
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