Question

This is rather infuriating. I’m trying to optimize a very large site, and I’m at the step of reducing HTTP Requests. Microsoft is not cooperating. I have the following ScriptResources included. I’ll try and grab a top-line for each to distinguish them

1. // Name: MicrosoftAjax.debug.js 53.5Kb
2. // Name: MicrosoftAjaxWebForms.debug.js 14Kb
3. AjaxControlToolkit.BoxSide = function() { 11.4Kb
4. /// Sys.UI.DomElement 958 Bytes!
5. // Sys.Timer 982 Bytes!
6. // IDropSource 6.5Kb
7. AjaxControlToolkit.FloatingBehavior = function(element) { 2.2Kb
8. AjaxControlToolkit.BehaviorBase = function(element) { 5.4Kb
9. AjaxControlToolkit.DynamicPopulateBehavior = function(element) { 2.9Kb
10. AjaxControlToolkit.BoxCorners = function() { 3.6Kb
11. AjaxControlToolkit.DropShadowBehavior = function(element) { 3.4Kb
12. AjaxControlToolkit.ModalPopupBehavior = function(element) { 5.5Kb

Come on! 12 Bloody javascript includes! Less than a KILOBYTE! Half the time to get the dang data is probably spent asking for it! ARGHHH!

Anyway, as you can see, I am annoyed. Is there some way I can roll these up, and combine them? Like into one request?

Answer 1

Just replace <asp:ScriptManager ... />
with <ajaxToolkit:ToolkitScriptManager> ... />
in your ASPX page and you’re
done!

http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/archive/2007/06/11/script-combining-made-easy-overview-of-the-ajax-control-toolkit-s-toolkitscriptmanager.aspx