Surely in this case the function is to increase dev time lost by cross browser compatibly and perhaps to have modular GUI components and to decrease the amount of trips to the server...
just my 2pence Kola > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Matthew R. Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: 01 April 2002 20:09 > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: RE: What is MX > > > > > >I agree... Flash is just that - flash. It's best used when it has a > >function rather than just a way to pretty up a website. > > > >- Matt Small > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 1:52 PM > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: Re: What is MX > > > > Reality is that when I surf, I'm looking for text. > > Flash sites still tend to aggravate me (that is an implementation > >issue, > >though not the technology ). > > Graphics may make it pretty, but... they are best used when kept > >simple. > > > >At 12:37 PM 4/1/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >>Don't you think the early days of the internet before actual web > >browsers > >>.. no graphics at all .... BBS's too ... There were conversations just > >like > >>this .. Some thought browsers were the wave of the future .. while > >others > >>said, just for frills ..and text will always be displayed as text. The > >page > >>down button is all I need... > >> > >>Food for thought! > >> > >>Paul Giesenhagen > >>QuillDesign > >>http://www.quilldesign.com > >>SiteDirector v2.0 - Commerce Builder > >> > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:29 PM > >>Subject: Re: What is MX > >> > >> > >> > In general I would agree with this, the reason being the mechanism > >for > >> > displaying the content already existed. The scroll bars, the page > >> > navigation, all part of HTML and the web browser. > >> > > >> > MX is supposed to have some of these things standard controls > >available > >>for > >> > use in your projects, this would make things much easier to work > >with. > >> > > >> > Have said that. I still find it hard to believe Flash will take over > >as > >>the > >> > primary web display environment for at least three or four months ;) > >> > > >> > At 01:20 PM 4/1/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >> > >I agree that flash is far superior to HTML for multimedia rich > >> > >content. But when it comes to posting documents and information, > >> > >HTML/XHTML/XML is far superior to flash. > >> > > > >> > >Different tasks require different tools. > >> > > > >> > > >>> "Rick Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/01/02 01:13PM >>> > >> > >Wow that article was negative. Maybe we should just go back to > >using > >> > >smoke signals to communicate. > >> > > > >> > >One day a few years from now when the HTML web as we know now seems > >as > >> > >archaic a presentation medium as ASCII graphics of the "war games" > >era, > >> > >the person who wrote that article will likely shrug and take > >another > >> > >bitter sip of some generic coffee. > >> > > > >> > >The vector concept of web presentation is doubtlessly the wave of > >the > >> > >future and Flash is the defacto player of choice. If the current > >search > >> > >engine paradigm is holding back the development in this medium > >should we > >> > >hold back development in Flash or should we reward the engine that > >gets > >> > >with the program and finds a way to index flash content. > >> > > > >> > >Good Fortune, > >> > >Richard Walters, > >> > >Webmaster, Davita Laboratory Services > >> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >(800) 604-5227 x 3525 > >> > > > >> > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/02 12:39PM >>> > >> > >Interesting article today on News.com. Looks like it's going take > >> > >some > >> > >serious marketing to sell the concept. > >> > > > >> > >http://news.com.com/2100-1001-872136.html > >> > > > >> > >Jim > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >----- Original Message ----- > >> > >From: "Douglas Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 10:35 AM > >> > >Subject: Re: What is MX > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > In other words, it sounds cool!!! > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > "Success is a journey, not a destination!!" > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > Doug Brown > >> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > > > From: "Dave Carabetta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 6:15 AM > >> > > > Subject: RE: What is MX > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >> > > > > >From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> > > > > >Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 7:53 AM > >> > > > > >To: CF-Talk > >> > > > > >Subject: What is MX > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Not that 'branding everything under one banner' is a bad > >idea, > >> > >but.. > >> > > > > > MX seems like a random 'name' to choose for branding if it > >> > >doesn't > >> > > > > >mean > >> > > > > >anything. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Go to this article by MM's John Dowdell and scroll down to the > >> > >second > >> > > > > question under the Q & A section. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/jd_forum/ > >> > > > > > >> > > > > That should give you an "official" answer. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Regards, > >> > > > > Dave. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.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
