Dynamically zipping JS files to browser - possible/useful?

[technicaltitch]

The TinyMCE editor includes an option (http://wiki.moxiecode.com/index.php/TinyMCE:Compressor) which, as I understand it, zips up the Javascript and images server-side, transmits them to the browser, which then unzips them client-side. This speeds up page load by about 75% as it reduces file size and the number of requests the browser makes. Anyone think this would be useful for ExtJS?

(This forum (http://joseph.randomnetworks.com/archives/2006/07/13/compressed-javascript/) reckons servers and browsers can do this for js files, but this doesn't reduce requests, especially when you've icon/button images etc, and I find this technique breaks ExtJS anyway.)

Thought I'd post my random mental meanderings..!

Chris

[evant]

It's talking about GZipping, if you search the forum there's other discussions about it. It's something you have to enable server side. The general consensus is that it's a good thing (tm).

[technicaltitch]

Sorry to take your time - didn't realise TinyMCE used the same mechanism. When I tried setting my server up for it ext-all-debug.js showed syntax errors but that must be something I haven't set up right.