Yes, this was certainly my concern. In addition to allowing a search to
return the address of the interface I think people also want the
capability to allow deep-linking, so the address could make the
interface load a particular content item from the database. I'd also
like to point out that what we really want in an ideal world is a simple
and automatic way for this to work in Flex, without requiring complex
additional work. The history manager in Flex is a good example of this.
Utilizing the back button in Flash was something that was possible for a
long time in Flash, but it was simply too difficult for people to
actually do. Sure, there were always a few developers who took the time
to make the back button work, but the vast majority didn't. Deep-linking
to database-driven content will be the same way; just because it's
possible doesn't mean it's practical. While some tutorials on how to
make your database-driven content searchable would be great, that still
doesn't really solve the problem if it's too much work for the typical
developer. We're lazy.
Like a few others have already done, I'd also like to say that I wish
this thread hadn't taken such a nasty tone. I contributed to that at the
beginning, I didn't intend to start such a fire. Like others have
mentioned, I appreciate Adobe employees' involvement on flexcoders. And
after all this is said and done we're all still friends and I think
we've done a fairly good job flushing out this point and articulating
the pain. Time for a group hug.
Doug
John Dowdell wrote:
sanjaypmg wrote:
> Is Flex SEO Compatible?
> If yes, How can I my flex application SEC compatible? so that it can
> be easily available for search engines available.
This was the original question. Other topics came up during discussion.
I'd like to confirm that I have the correct understanding of the main
action item here... is the following wishlist item accurate?
"I'd like Adobe to provide examples on how to expose user-entered text,
stored within my database and displayed and entered through a Flex SWF's
UI, so that any search engine could search for that user text and return
the address of the interface."
I'm on the right page here for the subsequent discussion, true...?
tx,
jd
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