All I want to say hear to Micheal's post is this.... Just remember to keep in mind the difference between using Flash for a "web site" vs. using Flash for an application. HTML is fine for web site navigation, but it was a step backward for application interfaces (i.e. from traditional client-server apps).
So Flash will be great for the next generation of web app interfaces!!! ;-) Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. t. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com --------------------------------------------------------- Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder & Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Kear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:30 PM Subject: RE: Macromedia.Com (The new site?) > I have read their "what we learned" report and it makes fascinating > reading. They always said they take feedback seriously, and this shows > how seriously they do take it. It's interesting to see how they > measure their performance and there are some lessons there for most of > us I'd bet. > > For me, the new site's taken away all the issues I had with it. I think > if flash is going to be a viable alternative for general site navigation > it has to address the issue of matching the user experience of html in > terms of how the pages are used. > > It's no good saying "we don't need to adhere strictly to W3C standards - > all developments have been done by people who went outside the > standards" because there are a few things people have come to accept. > Developments have almost all been enhancements or additional features. > This interface as it was TOOK THINGS AWAY - no right click menus, no > wheel support etc. > > Eventually, flash will have to address these things somehow, or it'll > never be fully accepted as a means to navigate web sites. Have a > customer service department get 50 calls a day with people saying "your > site doesn't work properly . I cant use my right mouse button" and > you'll soon want to change your site back to the old way. It's the > users who determine what will be accepted on your site, not the > developers. > > But as a graphic/animation/games mechanism, it's unsurpassed, and I > honestly do hope that eventually it does have all these navigation > components. > > > Cheers, > Michael Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > AFP Webworks. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pablo Varando [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 14 March 2003 10:53 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Macromedia.Com (The new site?) > > Well, Macromedia has changed the site with the feedback they received > from > the community. > http://www.macromedia.com > > Like it better? Worse? > > They also released a report about what they learned (good and bad) from > the > first week of the new site. > http://www.macromedia.com/special/progress_report/ > (This is really interesting... you should read it..) > > Pablo > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
