How to freeze web browser's repaints while changing visibility of elements?

Question

I\'m by far no JS developer (in fact, hardly developer at all :) but I wanted to try to write a small Greasemonkey script to hide few elements on a certain webpage. Once I\'

Answer 1

You can use cloneNode. After cloning you can do all manipulations over the clone and than replace original node. This will prevent your content from blinking when display:none like J-P proposed.