[FX.php List] Do non-field objects on layout affect performance?

[Tim 'Webko' Booth]

Dear All,

> Recent thread comments:
>
>>> I always create web-specific layouts for web apps...
>
>> I do this as well but thinking about it, I can't really see how  
>> they can affect the speed... it's all about the data, there are no  
>> screen redraws through XML
>
> In Filemaker, the access to the data, I think, is very GUI-based.  
> Otherwise, why do we need to create web-specific layouts? I'm  
> betting it does make a difference. I doubt a few text objects would  
> make much difference ( I will sometimes leave headers in my web- 
> based list layouts), but what about a biggish form layout with a  
> graphic or two? This really does need tried and tested. (points  
> finger at rest of list  ;-)

The *FileMaker* access is indeed heavily GUI oriented - but not the  
XML interface... And the web specific layouts are usually to reduce  
the size of the returned data array as much as possible.

Anyway, initial anecdotal test is at:

http://test.nicheit.com.au/test/acph/list.php?memName=*   //Nothing  
except data fields on layout
vs
http://test.nicheit.com.au/test/acph/list_pics.php?memName=*  // 
Additional 30 MB of pictures on layout

I can't see a discernible difference in speed of response...

Cheers

Webko