[Lancaster] Maybe help others and maybe expand the Linux network ...discuss ? maybe logic ?

[Clair]

Andy Baxter wrote:
> On flash, my personal thoughts are:
> 
> - there are some really cool things you can do with it that can't be
> done with standard web techniques. E.g. online games, animations, etc.
> 
> - but firstly it's not an open standard which is bad for the future of
> the web.
> 
> - also it gets over-used - people sometimes pay loads of money for a
> flash site when all they really need is something simple that conveys
> basic information.
> 
> - a lot of the things flash used to be used for can now be done using
> dhtml and javascript. More now that svg (scalable vector graphics) is
> becoming a standard. dhtml/javascript runs a bit slower than flash I
> think, but it fits better with html - you have complete control over the
> whole page layout, rather than just running something in a box. If you
> want to see an example of what can be done with javascript, have a look
> at the site I'm working on at:
> http://lofty.dyndns.info/pano/pano-test.html

You're forgetting the very obvious faults with Flash, some which you've 
replicated with Javascript on that site:
* Accessibility issues
* Unable to directly link to pages
* Doesn't work on all browsers
* You need extra plugins for it to work.

Nothing beats good ol' xhtml and css :)


Clair