preloading sound and music

I was under the impression that we didn't need to preload sounds and music with node-webkit exports because the files have already been downloaded, however I was recently told that I am incorrect. Can someone please clear this up for me as I haven't been adding preload events to any of my node-webkit exports.

Also, while we're on the node-webkit topic, how do I check which version I am currently using?

I'm not sure about preloading sounds vs NW. Until your post here I assumed that because NW is based on Chrome, everything there should work the same - but I could be wrong. Regarding the version of NW you'r running, follow TiAm's tutorial here which describes how to over-write the C2 standard latest NW build, if you wish to install a custom or older version. To confirm which version you have installed already, if you run nw from the NodeWebkitForC2 folder and type "nw:version" in the address bar, that will show you which version you have installed on your computer.

Ok, thank you Colludium. Could anyone else in the know please chime in as to the need to preload sounds and music in Node-Webkit exports. I could have sworn that you didn't have to since the files were already downloaded onto the computer. Thanks again.

There's an option in project properties to enable automatic preload - and it's a good idea to use that for most projects. Although the sound files are loaded onto your hard drive in a nw package, they are not loaded into the browser engine until you load (call) or preload them. On rereading your original post I think that's the confusion.

I could've swore I read somewhere from Ashley that preload functions as loading the sound/music into the RAM at the moment of preload when you use it on Node-Webkit as opposed to also downloading it on other mediums. So it gets rid of any potential delay when you play it if you've preloaded it.

I guess I should start preloading then. I really didn't think it was necessary with Node-Webkit.