Try changing the style attribute display to none while
you make changes in the XML tree. When you have
finished your job you can set this attribute to
"block" or "". 
--- Kees Dekker <kdekker@h...> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> My DHTML application works with a table using XML
> data binding.
> It dynamically makes extensive changes to the XML
> tree. All changes
> are immediately reflected on the screen. This takes
> a lot of processing
> time.
> 
> I should like to stop the rendering until I have
> finished the changes in
> the XML tree. I have tried to use the visibility
> style attribute. This
> yields empty table cells, but the table itself is
> still built and shown!
> 
> And later, when rendering starts,  I like to
> suppress all changes on the
> display until it has finished to speed up the
> process.
> 
> Who can help me?
> 
> I have already tried fixed table layouts without
> much effect.
> I use IE5.5 SP1.
> 
> Best regards,
> Kees