Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-07-03 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Unfortunately, the BBC have decided to insist on Flash on the desktop, and provide HTML5 only to iOS. You can use tools like get_iplayer to work around this, of course, but meh. As long as there are content publishers who use DRM, Flash will always have a place, sadly. I'd like this to change,

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
The problem is with Adobe, they have said in the past that they don't think there are enough blind mac users to make it accessible. Also, flash is slowly giving way to html 5, any web site that still insists on using flash is lagging behind the times. Original message: Anyone know where we are

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-30 Thread Jason White
Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote: The problem is with Adobe, they have said in the past that they don't think there are enough blind mac users to make it accessible. Also, flash is slowly giving way to html 5, any web site that still insists on using flash is lagging behind the times.

Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-28 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Anyone know where we are with regard to Flash on OS X, or is it the same old game of passing the ball? Yeah, I know, silly question and I already know the answer, but I'll ask anyway. :) The BBC have made the regrettable decision to continue using Flash, even on Macs, in spite of

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-28 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
The new flash is very accessible. Our use this flash all the time, if I want to access the BBC programs. You can look on google for the new flash five. On 28 Jun 2014, at 07:55 pm, Sabahattin Gucukoglu listse...@me.com wrote: Anyone know where we are with regard to Flash on OS X, or is it

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-28 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I'll ask a silly question as well. What is Flash Five? I've got Flash Player 14 installed which, I've understood to be the newest. Is there something I'm missing? As of a couple of weeks ago when attending an Adobe Connect meeting, which uses Flash, it was not accessible. You could

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-28 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
All I know that there is a new flash an HTMl one and I thought it was Flash 5. OK I might have got the number wrong, but you can look for flash HTML flash. Extremely accessible. Kawal. On 28 Jun 2014, at 09:59 pm, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, I'll ask a silly question as

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-28 Thread David Chittenden
As far as I know, Apple has the position that Flash is limited, so Apple will not directly support it. One can always download Flash for Safari from Adobe. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 29 Jun 2014, at 6:55, Sabahattin

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-28 Thread Jason White
Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com wrote: All I know that there is a new flash an HTMl one and I thought it was Flash 5. OK I might have got the number wrong, but you can look for flash HTML flash. Extremely accessible. Are you sure it's Flash? Might it be HTML 5 video instead? -- You

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-28 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
It's what David says, Flash from Adobe. Don't know what the number is. So put in Google, Flash from Adobe and it should come up. Sorry about the mix up. Kawal. On 29 Jun 2014, at 12:37 am, Jason White ja...@jasonjgw.net wrote: Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com wrote: All I know that there is