I second that regarding flash. They have made a process (flash remoting) that was relatively easy to get up and running into something very cumbersome to get going.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of grant Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 10:27 AM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] Re: http://maps.google.com/ Maybe google evaluated flash remoting and found what most developers find - that it's a unresolved morass that isn't suitable for large production evironments... i've been working with AS2, FL remoting et al, and it is sincerely unimpressive. it's like a beta product. On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:19:46 +1100, Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm just pleased that the maps have the correct point of view of the US > as the focal center and everything else is relegated to just... well... > not on the map. Oh, except that big lesser no-name state between Alaska > and Washington. ;) > > Chad > A sarcastic Yank living down under. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark > Stanton > Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2005 9:34 AM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: http://maps.google.com/ > > Keyhole is very cool, but it uses satellite photos rather than maps, it > doesn't run in the browser and it doesn't do the "Find a business" or > "Get directions" stuff which is the real highlight of that > maps.google.com stuff. > > I just wonder why Google don't build this cool stuff using RIA > technology like flash. I mean HTML & Javascript is so 1999. Think of all > the cool stuff they could do like zooming and panning without the page > reloading, overlaying extra information over the top of the maps..... oh > wait scratch that... > > I'm just stoked that I can see the street I grew up in > (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=8401%20Wagner%20Dr%2C%20Richmond%20BC&spn > =0.007324%2C0.014594) > and get directions from there to Beverly Hills > (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%208401%20Wagner%20Dr%2C%20Richmond%2 > C%20BC%20to%2090210), > and I can print is easily. > > But then again, I'm easily pleased. > > -- > Mark Stanton > Gruden Pty Ltd > http://www.gruden.com > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To > unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
