[thelist] Flash + forms

[Paul Bennett]

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>Don't get me wrong but from this I understand that you use Flash in your
>projects even though you don't know how to make your movies accessible.
>Perhaps the first thing to do is to learn about the technologies...
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.. um so how does Flash address text only browsers, screen readers and
spiders again?

>Since over 90% of users have Flash 5 and above,
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This is problematic (not only from the stats point of view) in that as
the Flash technology changes, old versions of Flash will become
unsupported, I think you'll find a large proportion of "joe user"'s that
will click the cancel button rather than install any new software over
their dialup connection.

> For all intents and purposes you can pretty much ignore Flash 4 and
>down from now.
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so in a few years we'll be "ignoring" Flash mx, Flash 7, Flash 8?

>This isn't anything new, there comes a time when you don't
>have to support old technologies (eg. try loading up Netscape.com with
>Netscape 3 and see what happens!)
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I thought NS3 would be more of a bad interpretation of existing
technologies, not an implementation of "old technologies"? yes? no?

>I don't. In fact, much of what I do as a consultant involves setting up
>usability studies and evaluating technologies for my clients. As a designer
>and developer, I admit to having a soft-spot for Flash but I am usually the
>first to point out to a client instances where they can be better served by
>other technologies, even if they had originally wanted "something in Flash"
>(yes, HTML has its place too!)
>
Good. The danger comes when, as has been stated, one (proprietary)
technology becomes the panacea for a wide range of issues.

Paul Bennett
Internet Developer
Teltest Electronic Design
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