[thelist] flash accessibility/usability
Ben Dyer
ben_dyer at imaginuity.com
Wed Feb 27 09:47:01 CST 2002
On 10:26 PM 2/26/2002, Daniel J. Cody said to me:
>.jeff wrote:
>
>>yes, i completely agree that it has its uses. my "makes shit move" comment
>>was in reference to how it's *usually* sold as a solution. apparently many
>>of the people don't understand everything they can do with it and pitch it
>>as a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. that's unfortunate --
>>especially since flash has potential for so much more than that in capable
>>hands.
>
>so then, the problem is not with the technology, but with how certain
>people apply it.
Yes, and this is my primary point (and then I'm dropping this, I swear).
If I don't like ASP as a technology, it doesn't prevent me from using sites
that run ASP. However, if I don't like Flash as a technology, I can turn
it off. (Yes, there are differences; work with me for a sec...)
Now, all of the pro-Flash arguments implore me not to lump them in with the
abusers of Flash. So, how is that possible? If I turn off ActiveX
controls and plug-ins, I don't see ANY Flash: good or bad.
Ergo, if the bad Flash developers drive users nuts and they learn how to
turn it off, then you *are* lumped in with the bad Flash developers, no?
--Ben
Ben Dyer, Senior Internet Developer, Imaginuity Interactive
http://www.imaginuity.com/
If you save the world too often, it begins to expect it.
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