On Monday 4 September 2006 01:32, Roberto Saccon wrote: > > Ok, I'm following you for 100% with the client installation. > > Since the primary goal of the project is to help out total n00bs (Linux, > > Mac, Windows, ... I don't care), using video, instead of technical texts, > > or telephonists using words like 'navigating', 'browsing' or 'surfing' > > (yes, believe me, these terms create confusion), from a users point of > > view, the less actions required before the actual video is viewable, the > > better. That's why I likes the AJAX-approach so much; you don't even need > > a plugin! The only drawback: it uses the <canvas> extension, which is > > (what did you expect?) not available in IE, but it is in nearly every > > other modern browser, so actually, back to square one... > > but IE exposes it's own drawing routines. With dojo (from trunk) you > even get wrapper which uses either canvas/SVG/proprietary-IE-stuff, > whatever the browser offers, only requirement: Javascript must be > enabled.
Didn't know dojo, I'll look into it, thanks! I'm glad there's some interest in the project. It's not much yet, but I think we could put something together. I really like the idea of the community hitting the news with something new and refreshing, once again, even if it's just to prove the sceptics they're wrong... b. > > So, my second approach was to skip the inventive road, and rely on the > > good 'ol flash plugin. So, I started captorials.com with a flash-based > > viewer, and guess what, apparently, without even knowing it, I have shut > > out the progressive user using 64bit platforms, because the plugin isn't > > available for them. > > and will not even be with flashplayer 9, if I remember properly some > blog entry form the flashplayer coders. _______________________________________________ Red5 mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org
