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No Wonder User - Jan 27, 1999 - 2:58 am

KNOWLEDGE LEVEL: Intermediate

PROBLEM: Software
COMPUTER TYPE: pc
MODEL: 300
RAM: Not related
OS VERSION: NT 4
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I'm writing a Java animation program showing icons moving from one location to another. The way I animate the object is to calculate the object's position, then display it in every other interval (the interval time I used to create a smooth animation is about 60 milliseconds.)

The problem I'm having is that there's a a short pause in the animation every once in a while. And I believe the reason for that is because of Java's garbage collection. Am I correct? If so, how do I avoid that?

I'm new to animation, are there any good references on animation on the net or the bookstore?

Thanks,
Dave

No Wonder Tech - Jan 29, 1999 - 2:26 pm

hello dave,
Are u using the same icon for that animation, or does the browser reload to get a new image ? because than you could use a preload to avoid this.
for more info on animation go to www.hotwired.com

greetings