Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 15, 2005, at 6:36 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote: > Nathan > > I can understand your concern about installing additional plugins on > your computer. No one likes to tinker around just to see one new site. > But as I happen to be a flash designer since it's beginnings in the > mid-90ies, I have a few arguments for flash. Flash gives the designer > much more possibilities for creative output than html/dhtml, for > instance free choice of typography, animation and sound features, > powerful scripting, and many other things - all in one tool. Designing > with html is like shooting a sport event with a wooden plate camera. > Flash would be the dslr camera in this comparison. I admit it has has > several inconveniences too, like the required plugin, or simple things > like anchor-linking or screen-scrolling that need labourous additional > programming. > > I agree that for a simple photogallery, html or php is my choice, too > (I'm still tinkering on mine with php). Nevertheless you can easily > downlod the flash 7.2 player here: http://tinyurl.com/4jw > It's 400KB only and does not require a restart of your computer nor > install any spyware. No, but it can, in a way, bypass your cookies preferences: http://tinyurl.com/dwd7j However, Macromedia did have the sense to provide a settings panel: http://tinyurl.com/5kjv3 where you can change the Flash defaults to prevent such foolishness. -- CZ Kvetchnya, NC