[thelist] free text scroller
Ryan Finley
RyanF at SonicFoundry.com
Mon May 21 16:43:45 CDT 2001
>our marketing director has asked for a java applet on our home page to
>scroll "news." of course, she wants a free one. so i checked out the
>well-known one at http:/kimbat.org/java/TextScroll/TextScroll-HOWTO.html
>[...]
>i searched the evolt archives but found no recommendations. please offer
>URLs!
Here's an idea...Tell the marketing director NO WAY! Java applets suck.
Better yet, gather up a bunch of reasons why applets suck:
- slow to load
- incompatible
- crashes browsers
- scroller applets look cheesy
Just because the higher-ups ask for it...you're the one who's going to be
responsible for replacing it (once users start complaining). Following
orders doesn't abdicate responsibility...
Just a thought.
Ryan Finley
President - SurveyMonkey.com (http://www.surveymonkey.com)
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