I got it figured out. I appreciate the help and advice about JS - it is running much faster now...thanks!
For anyone hitting this on a Google search, All I had to do was include a default theme css file like so: <link type="text/css" href="includes/js/jquery/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" /> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Clayton Dukes <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Steve! > I re-coded everything today to place all js in the footer (before the > body close). The exception was only a couple of items, no big deal. > > Now for my dumb question: > which css? > > Say, if I want the default to be ui-lightness, do I do this in the header? > > <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" > href="js/jquery/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css" /> > > or something else? > > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Steven Black <[email protected]> wrote: >> Looking at the source at the first hit, no theme .CSS is present, so >> therefore no theme. >> >> You should definitely load a default theme CSS so first-time visitors >> get eye-candy. >> >> Any new theme, once selected in the themeroller widget, is stored in a >> cookie so theme preference persistance should work. I note that the >> cookie expires at end-of-session so that explains it. >> >> By the way, a nice performance tip: place ALL your JS just prior to >> the close body </body> tag. >> >> **--** Steve >> >> >> On Dec 7, 7:34 pm, Clayton Dukes <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I'm trying to figure out why, upon first visit to my site, the theme >>> portlets aren't showing up. >>> Once you select a ui theme from the dropdown, everything looks ok, but >>> until then the portlets don't show. >>> This is only happening on the first visit to the page. >>> >>> http://lztest.gdd.net >>> login/pass is guest/guest >>> >>> -- >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> >>> Clayton Dukes >>> ______________________________________________________________ >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "jQuery UI" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-ui?hl=en. >> >> >> > > > > -- > ______________________________________________________________ > > Clayton Dukes > ______________________________________________________________ > -- ______________________________________________________________ Clayton Dukes ______________________________________________________________ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery UI" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-ui?hl=en.
