From 4c5e95a117e408bc9c8b20023c71439d9b5d1ebc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kamran Ahmed <kamranahmed.se@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:18:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add preloading of ad image

---
 src/components/PageSponsors/StickyTopSponsor.tsx | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/components/PageSponsors/StickyTopSponsor.tsx b/src/components/PageSponsors/StickyTopSponsor.tsx
index 71727dde7..817e2c8d1 100644
--- a/src/components/PageSponsors/StickyTopSponsor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PageSponsors/StickyTopSponsor.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export function StickyTopSponsor(props: StickyTopSponsorProps) {
       return;
     }
 
+    // preload the image so that we don't see a flicker
+    const img = new Image();
+    img.src = sponsor.imageUrl;
+
     // hide the onboarding strip when the sponsor is visible
     isOnboardingStripHidden.set(true);
   }, [sponsor]);