Use placeholder images for item groups

scripts/server

@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ app.get '*', (request, response)->
     console.log ">>> #{request.path}"
 
     response.set 'Content-Type', contentType
-    response.sendFile request.path, root:ROOT
+
+    sendFile = -> response.sendFile request.path, root:ROOT
+
+    setTimeout sendFile, 100 # change the zero to post files after a short delay
 
 server = app.listen 8000, ->
     console.log "listening at: #{server.address().address}:#{server.address().port}"

src/scripts/controllers/image_loader.coffee

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ module.exports = class ImageLoader
 
     constructor: (options={})->
         options.defaultUrl   ?= null
+
+        if not options.defaultUrl?
             options.onLoading ?= -> @hide()
             options.onLoad    ?= -> @show()
 
@@ -22,6 +24,10 @@ module.exports = class ImageLoader
 
         @_images = {}
 
+        if @defaultUrl
+            @_defaultImage = new Image
+            @_defaultImage.src = @defaultUrl
+
     # Class Methods ################################################################################
 
     @load: (imageUrl, $el, options={}) ->
@@ -47,8 +53,12 @@ module.exports = class ImageLoader
 
         if data.isLoaded
             @_loadImageIntoElement data.imageUrl, $el
+        else
+            if @defaultUrl?
+                $el.attr 'src', @defaultUrl
             else
                 $el.removeAttr 'src'
+
             if data.elements.indexOf($el) is -1 then data.elements.push $el
 
         return this

src/scripts/controllers/mod_page_controller.coffee

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module.exports = class ModPageController extends BaseController
             $link.slideDown duration:Duration.normal
             $link.attr 'href', url
         else
-            $link.sludeUp duration:Duration.normal
+            $link.slideUp duration:Duration.normal
 
     _refreshVersions: ->
         @$versionSelector.empty()