Help with making images load in order

Assuming you don't want to start messing about with javascript techniques on your "verrrrrrry simples html" site, there's nothing you can do. A web browser will normally start loading images in the order they are found in the page source code; however this doesn't guarantee they'll all load at the same speed or appear in the desired order.

What are you trying to do? Demo?
 
I'll be honest with you, it sounds like a bad idea all round...

Firstly, users don't like scrolling horizontally, mainly because they're not used to doing it, secondly, I can't see a particular requirement to load the images in a particular order, unless you're using really large images they should all load pretty quickly anyway. And finally and most importantly I would strongly recommend doing what you plan in javascript or flash, there are plenty of gallery scripts out there.
 
Tripnologist said:
A horizontal website can work under certain situations. This site for example: http://mareenfischinger.de/

A horizontal layout works well for portfolios in particular I think.
Just MAKE sure you remap the vertical scroll so it scrolls horizontally.
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This is exactly what I am trying to achieve. They really do work well for portfolios. I have had flash and java websites for years and to be honest no one really enjoys using them to take in the full impact of an image (myself included) but I find these simple hoz websites just scream images to me and thats all I am bothered about, content.

How do you remap the scroll wheel?
 
Tripnologist said:
A horizontal website can work under certain situations. This site for example: http://mareenfischinger.de/

A horizontal layout works well for portfolios in particular I think.
Just MAKE sure you remap the vertical scroll so it scrolls horizontally.
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It's horrible, if there was some kind of inertia to the drag then it would work but having to drag repeatedly makes it a ghastly experience.

Edit: Oh wait... I can use my scroll wheel... That's exactly my problem with horizontal scrolling, it's not natural so I didn't do it...
 
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Skyfall said:
It's horrible, if there was some kind of inertia to the drag then it would work but having to drag repeatedly makes it a ghastly experience.
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You're right. It was the first horizontal site I could find quick which worked with the scroll wheel, but didn't notice the lack of scroll bars.

The demo page for the plugin I posted above is much better as you can use the scroll wheel or the scroll bar itself.
 
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