Could this be handy to use too?

and what about removing the inline onload handler of the image since that code wont validate when using a strict doctype?

Since we use DOM why not do this:

Create an object:

document.getElementById(‘LoadedImg’)

loadImg = function(){

// check if has loaded allready, and if so, abandon it.

if( this.hasloaded ) { return; }

// if not, mark it as having already run

this.hasloaded = true;

alert(‘Now that I have your attention…’);

this.parentNode.removeChild(this);

}

document.getElementById(‘LoadedImg’).hasloaded = false;

document.getElementById(‘LoadedImg’).onload = loadImg;

if(document.getElementById(‘LoadedImg’).complete) {

document.getElementById(‘LoadedImg’).onload();

}