On Thursday 12 May 2005 11:35 am, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Mark Greenbank writes: > > Depends on your prespective, I guess ... no Flash ads on the one hand, > > limited functionality on the other ... > > Would you mind educating me as to what functionality I can get from Flash > that I can't get from garden-variety HTML, and perhaps a bit of Javascript? Two things: Interactivity and cross-platform/browser consistency. Sure, you can do quite a lot of interactivity with server-side (perl, php, etc.) mixed with compliant XHTML, javascript, and even Java (but Java's market penetration rate can't touch Flash's). However when a consistent look and feel, production time, and download size are important issues to your organization, Flash is a strong contender -- especially if your web production team leans more toward being artists than programmers. My office creates Web-distributable educational software using Flash, and I can't think of a better tool for the job. I don't care for the obnoxious waste of bandwidth that accompanies a good percentage of the Flash that's out there. But like any tool, there are times when Flash is the right option, and personally I like having more options than less. Just my $.02 -- Chris Stark Musician, Linux User, & Grad Student http://chrisstark.com/
