[thelist] flash accessibility/usability

[.jeff]

djc,

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> From: Daniel J. Cody
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> > not if it impedes access to content.  if you don't
> > believe me, then go do some reading on the
> > effectiveness (or lack thereof) of splash screens.
> > they used to be viewed as cool and hip.  now, anybody
> > that's smart avoids them except in ultra-rare
> > situations.
>
> i wasn't questioning splash pages
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i know.  i was using splash pages as an example of something that people
thought were "cool" and "hip" but didn't pay off like they suspected.  i'm
not saying the same applies in all cases for "hip" and "cool" uses of flash,
but there's certainly something to be taken from that.

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> > i wasn't talking about static images.  i was talking
> > about planned animation that always took a set amount
> > of time to execute.
>
> maybe i'm missing something here. since my flash plugin
> is loaded when i start the browser, how is executing
> (downloading) a smaller flash file faster than executing
> (downloading) a larger site that uses static images?
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yeah, you totally missed me point.  lemme see if i can find an example of
what i'm talking about.

less than 5 minutes later (it's sick how easy it is to find sites like this)

perfect example:
http://www.eye4u.com/home/

enjoy the wait before you are given some navigation to work with.

now, see how long it takes you to get to the online monitor adjustment tool
(hint, it's under specials).  think about how long it'd take if there
weren't any gratuitous transition animations.

now, go from the online monitor adjustment tool to the showroom.  see how
long it takes because of the transition animations?  it's crazy.
unfortunately this sort of thing is all too common in all-flash sites.

.jeff

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