> If all you are doing is presenting data to the user with no interaction, > then there is not much advantage to using Flash. However, if the users > interacts with that data in any way, then there are advantages. Namely, > the fact that the entire page will not need to be refreshed to update > the data view (or to submit data, etc).
Depending on the browser, it doesn't need to refresh the entire page now -- and espcially less so with the advance of a standard DOM from the w3c ... Admittedly, there's less issue with browser inconsistency with Flash -- well, now that NS 7 supports MX anyway. > btw, as far as time and costs, in a lot of cases i think the developing > in Flash is easier / faster than in HTML since I don't have to write a > bunch of code that maintains client state across page views. Until the user hits their f5 key. S. Isaac Dealey Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer www.turnkey.to 954-776-0046 ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
