Thanks, Matt. I agree with you that a 4-field form is not something to worry about (but that was just an example of how EVEN a small form was quite slow).
I'm beginning to get the idea that Flash fomrs in Coldfusion 7 are just a "specialty" item (not the best choice for every form), with buggy beaviour (they might not load for no apparent reason) and very poor performance (only justifiable when replacing another monster form)... BTW, is there a way of integrating some sort of HTML editor in Flash forms? > > In my testing, a simple form with, say, 4 text inputs plus a submit > > > button will take quite a bit to load (when it loads - it often > > requires a page refresh). > > A simple form with only four fields isn't a particularly compelling > candidate to replace with a Flash form, and even Macromedia will tell > you that Flash forms should not be used to replace every form. Where > you have multi-step processes and complex data entry is where Flash > forms start to shine, and as Ray pointed out, the initial hit is worth > it because the user experience is so much more solid and easy to use > and you can do a lot more with validation, feedback, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194608 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
