The Flex API for Yahoo Maps does not require Shockwave. The pure-Flash, nothing-Shockwave-in-it SWC format is named SWC for historical reasons (ie, we never changed it to something that makes more sense). Yahoo gives the full name, ShockWave(r) Control, in one place that I noticed. Hopefully they can change this to just say SWC. -Brian
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Thompson > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 9:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Yahoo Maps built with Flex! > > Why does the Flex API require use of a Shockwave > Control instead of simply the Flash control? > > Although I'm not saying this is the case, there is > prob. only one thing I'm sensetive to when it comes to > macromedia, and that would be anything going on to try > to unnecessarily require someone to adopt a certain > technology only for the sake of spreading it (e.g. I > like the new plans for Flex2 that won't _require_ > getting involved in the huge license of Flex > Presentation Server; on the same token, all my > customers have complained heavily in the past about > Shockwave versus Flash; Flash is _always_ preferred). > > -r > > > --- David Mendels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > More info here: > > > http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/02/new-yahoo-maps-shows-powe > r-of-flash > > / > > > > I suspect this is the highest profile Flex app to > > date. Note there is > > also a developer API designed for Flex developers to > > use. > > > > -David > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. > http://farechase.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the > digital divide today! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------~-> > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com 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] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
