Just one "plug" for Flash

[zscoundrel]

I am fairly ambivalent towards Flash.  It is neat stuff from the bells 
and whistles stand point, but I had a LOT of trouble getting it 
installed on my RH box, and this soured me on the technology.  (This was 
two years ago, the install is better now, but the frustration remains!)

I despise a site that automatically drops you into a huge falsh 
extravaganza before you even get to the main page -  so those sites 
never get a slice of my eyeball time.  Point of courtesy, if you use 
flash, don't force it on people.  the delay, even via cable modem, can 
be annoying when you are in a hurry to do something.

Bradley Miller wrote:
> A lot of times I see people wanting to talk about efficiency and speed . 
> . . let me give you a good example (not mine) that illustrates the point.
> 
> Let's say you have multiple  HTML documents, with forms, info, pictures, 
> etc....   You want to have the user fill out those forms an submit them. 
> With HTML, you are pushing the code to generate each screen of 
> information.  When they click next, or submit, the user is waiting on a 
> page to be shoved back via their dialup or whatever line . . . to their 
> PC.  You are basically describing a glass filled with water each time -- 
> whether that's just a simple glass or an ornate mug.
> 
> Now how would you do that with flash?  Instead of describing that glass 
> for every page load, you send the glass once -- as the entire Flash 
> movie.  The items that need to be filled out or communicated to the user 
> can be requested -- the water just needs to flow into the pages.  You 
> save that screen redraw and extra HTML for every page load.  Less byte 
> count = faster download = happier user.  The initial page load might be 
> slightly higher depending on the movie complexity, but that slight 
> burden is negated by the improved user experience in navigating and 
> interacting with the site.
> 
> Like I said in a previous post -- anything can be abused.  From email, 
> to animated gifs . . . it's been done.  You can't simply throw the baby 
> out with the bath water here on acceptance of Flash.     I believe one 
> study was well over 90+% of all web surfers have a Flash player on their 
> system . . . that's hard numbers to dispute if you can provide a value 
> added product to your client.  One of the questions that we wrestled 
> with on this career site was "would people use it" and the overwhelming 
> answer was "they will if they want a job".
> 
> 
> Bradley Miller, Owner/Programmer/Designer
> AccessZone Design - www.accesszonedesign.com
> Blue Springs, Missouri
> Phone: 816-228-3814             Fax: 775-254-6162
> Toll-free: 888-872-4420 ICQ: 48555780 
> 
> 
> 

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