Is there a definitive way to measure “time to paint” for performance?

Question

I\'m testing various performance tweaks for a large website, and I need to quantify how long it takes from initial load to the document elements appearing (i.e. time to pain

Answer 1

For starters, I would definitely familiarize myself with the "Net panel" in Firebug:

• http://getfirebug.com/network

I understand that Chrome has a similar tool: Hit "F12" (or use the "wrench" icon):

• https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/