well dave you know if it involves ie then it sure aint gunna involve me ;) I just did a site for a sorority and when we first talked she wanted it like the main gamma phi beta site but the funny thing was she was using safari and she didnt even know the dhtml menus were even there and that was the only complaint(there wasnt a good navigation system). Which of course there was but just didnt render in safari. So ya know.....
Seems that people have this huge fear still of flex because of the involvement of flash in it and really its just basically writing out xml and while actionscript is hard for me too grasp most people on here it wouldnt because its so close to java, I don't think people realize that you don't even need to open flash to write with flex and flex builder is great! And to be able to run flex right spack dab in the middle of a coldfusion page is quite cool. It's not gunna take off though until MM lets it be used in a shared hosting enviroment, which is being worked on now. Not too mention how clean the code is (kinda like using cssp). Our cfug manager just became certified in flex and we start diving into it next month, I cant wait! Once you learn how to get into the components and skin them how you want, wow! ---------------------------------------- From: Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 4:47 PM To: CF-Talk <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Flex > i have done some dhtml menus and such but i wanted to go > postal from it, i'd rather use css or flash cause its so > much easier. not saying you are wrong or anything, just > being curious. Could you make something such as the flex > store or one of the laszlo apps easily in dhtml? Well, the short answer is yes, if you're already familiar with DHTML. Here at Fig Leaf, we've been building very complex and intricate DHTML applications for many years, and they often rival traditional Windows desktop applications in their functionality and flexibility. However, if you were starting from scratch and didn't know either DHTML or Flex, I think Flex would be much easier. In addition, I think Flex applications tend to be a bit more robust and structured than DHTML interfaces, simply because Flex and the Flash runtime take care of a lot of things for you. Those aforementioned DHTML applications tend to be used in intranet environments, where we have complete control of the runtime environment; many of them have used IE-specific functionality. Flex takes care of all those sorts of problems for you, which is very nice. I'm a big fan of Flex, and I think it will become pretty popular over time. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194437 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
