Thanks, and I understand this all in concept, I just wish my JS skills were...well...existent

I don't really need the precise accuracy you were talking about, just a vague idea. But in case I wanted to, would that file size be calculated from the collection of images on the server, or inside the image tags (in which case it would be the first time a forced Frontpage code was useful).

I don't know about you, but I guess my cable connection was slow enough to see that load bar in action. I like it!