Re: Flash Loons

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from Stephen <Stephen.D.Allen@xxxxxxxxx>
in message <slrnebge54.3fv.Stephen.D.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
posted at 2006-07-15T01:09
On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:02:32 -0500, Shawn K. Quinn in
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html wrote:

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from Stephen <Stephen.D.Allen@xxxxxxxxx>

Sure and Flash is an _open_ specification.

Flash is not an open specification. You must agree to a license
agreement before being allowed to download it,

What about Ming then ? <http://ming.sourceforge.net/>

That's an SWF *writer*. It's not an SWF *reader*. The only authorized
SWF *reader* is non-free software released for operating systems
Macromedia (Adobe now?) decides it's in its best interest to compile
binaries for.

Many of the idiot "deeziners" who use Flash, use it to replace what used
to be good enough for a Web site with HTML and CSS, making one gigantic
Flash movie served over HTTP.

Yeah I keep hearing of those examples. I've found it hard to find recent
examples of that type of designer though.

I've seen too many to count.

Most Flash designers aren't creating websites in Flash --

Because such a thing (to me anyway) doesn't exist. You have World Wide
Web sites, and then Flash movies. (I don't consider the minimal amount
of HTML to properly frame a Flash movie enough to qualify for World Wide
Web site status.)

They're using it in applications. It does present a nice way to deal
with a dynamic charting, as well as being good for animated signage.

As long as a non-Flash alternative exists, it's not a problem to me.
However, when essential site information or navigation is made into a
Flash movie with no alternatives, this is a huge problem.

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