> > iPhone can do better
does'nt support flash :) 2008/5/7 Michael MD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > some BIG usability NO-NOs I see on a lot of flash sites. > > intro pages (one of my pet hates - I HATE waiting ... and I'm sure I'm not > the only one! - they are pointless and should be BANNED! - if you reallly > *must* then make sure there is a non-flash way to skip it) > > animations in navigation - yes flash can do animations really well - but > don't misuse it by making navigation slow for users! > (what about people on slow machines?) > > whole website as one huge swf - making people wait for the whole thing to > download before they can see anything! ... this is so obviously bad you'd > think it *should* be rare but sadly its still quite common out there > - split it up into smaller files and give people something more > interesting or useful to look at than "loading..." within a few seconds! > (even on a slow dial-up modem!) - > > text you can't easily copy/paste (that wasn't actually really intended to > be "locked down") > - if its something you may want people to use or pass on then it is silly > to make it more difficult for them to copy/paste. > eg If you want people to call you on your office phone or come to your > store's street address - then why stop them from copying the number or > address to their contact list? > - will they bother retyping it and double checking to make sure they > haven't got it wrong? probably not! > > > well... actually ... if the main content is text why not publish it as > html? > flash can do some nice things but I don't think it should ever be used as > a *replacement* for html or text! > > also - don't assume everyone's browser has flash player. > eg: mobile phones - some of the more recent models *might* have a "mobile > flash player" ... which btw might handle flash 6 content! - ok maybe an > iPhone can do better .. but honestly how many of those do you see about? > ... phone models more than about two years old? ... forget it! > > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
