>>how are Flex apps presented when >>Flash ISN'T available? None of the examples I've seen anywhere "fail >>gracefully".
The HTML wrapper provides a graceful failure if there's no Flash Player installed. It prompts the user to install the player. You can also configure it so if the user says 'no' to the install, they get redirected to somewhere else. This is described in the doc under "Flash Player Detection and Deployment". >>Flex seems to require JS, even though all it's using it for >>is an IE workaround that's not even required any more. What happens if >>you don't have JS turned on? Can you explain this in more detail? You can serve up a Flex app using a custom wrapper that does not use any JavaScript -- just take the object and embed tags from the <noscript> block and plop them into an HTML page after precompiling the MXML file. Yes, it doesn't support history management (that does require JS to my knowledge), but it's a nicely working app nonetheless. Thanks, Matt Horn ________________________________ From: Shell Bryson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Flex concerns There are a few things that are really starting to concern me. We've seen examples of sites that are exposed to the Internet (rather than Extranet/Intranet based applications). But how do these fair when it comes to accessibility, browser friendliness, search engines. So far I've discovered; search engines ignore Flex apps. The HTML wrappers Flex uses are invalid, which means they run the gauntlet of quirks mode rendering in most browsers; buggy FireFox flash player means that Flex movies don't repaint properly on many machines; there seems to be little provision for accessibility - how are Flex apps presented when Flash ISN'T available? None of the examples I've seen anywhere "fail gracefully". Flex seems to require JS, even though all it's using it for is an IE workaround that's not even required any more. What happens if you don't have JS turned on? Blank window... Is Flex really ready for the open market yet? S. -----Original Message----- From: James Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 March 2005 16:33 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [flexcoders] UPLOAD There is a workaround somewhere on MM's website, but it only works in IE. :( I hear Flash 8 will have this feature, but until then I use a hidden iframe at the bottom of the screen which raises up when the user clicks an upload button in Flex. This iframe is just a plain html / jsp file. It looks similar to the IE information bar. After upload the user can click a close button which lower (changes height to 0). Hope that helps. -James On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 17:10 +0100, daniele | mentegrafica wrote: > As I read, > Flex doesn't support files upload to the server, > even using a Central App.... > > I think this is another weak point. > > Is there any solution out there to solve the problem ? > > Thanks, > > dott. daniele galiffa > multimedia designer & developer > Macromedia Flash MX Developer Certified > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT click here <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129qucm8q/M=298184.6018725.7038619.3001176/D=gr oups/S=1705007207:HM/EXP=1109955313/A=2593423/R=0/SIG=11el9gslf/*http://www. netflix.com/Default?mqso=60190075> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=298184.6018725.7038619.3001176/D=groups/S= :HM/A=2593423/rand=342003351> ________________________________ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
