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JavaScript Using jQuery Plugins Using a jQuery Carousel The Carousel Challenge Solution

Philip Kroupoderov
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Philip Kroupoderov
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Philip Kroupoderov
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Weird big flicker of photo when reloading the page

After solving the challenge, whenever I reload the page there is a big flicker of one of the photos. You can see it in the video as well at 03:35. I know it has something to do with the plugin's code but still, anyone knows what can be done to remove that flicker??

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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That happens because the slide images are loaded to the page first, and then jQuery and slick code is loaded and run to create the carousel. The way to avoid the "flash" is to not display the images until after the slick function is called:

styles.css 
.slides {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  display: none;  /* add this line to hide the slides initially */
}
index.html 
      <script>
        $(".slides").slick({
          dots: true,
          slidesToShow: 4,
          slidesToScroll: 4
        });
        $(".slides").show();  // add this line to reveal the slides after calling slick
      </script>