Re: Flash X DHTML

[Christopher Schmitt]

At 10:56 AM 4/15/98 -0600, you wrote:

>>Flash animation makes it easier for people to make cool transistion

>>and morphs. But, how can I search a complete Flash-based Web site for

>>content?

>

>That's a server function.  Check out FlameThrower at http://www.allegiant.com

>And there are many others.  But SuperCard and it's equivalent web version

>Flamethrower, allows mere mortals to write awesome server side functions

>like this without having to deal with Perl & C.  At last, an english-based

>scripting language that normal people can understand.


Seems to be a Mac-only tool. I don't want to start a Mac-vs-PC-vs-Unix

Server war, I use a unix solution to host my web sites and can't use this

product. With DHTML, I don't need to worry about the server. Just hack the

code.


>No one tool does everything.  All top developers use a hybrid approach.

>The best tool for the job.  For web pages, it's Flash.  DHTML?  Naaa.  I'll

>pass.


Heh. Flash makes for cool effects...and with Flash Generator (unix

version), I'm excited to be able to make real Flash web sites down the

road. Don't toss out DHTML. When I talk about using DHTML, I'm primarily

talking about using layers of web pages...If I were to do a swipe of a sub

head, I would use Flash.

	I think DHTMl is *almost* as overblown as Push...but, with DHTML we have

layers and a probably better crop of 5.0 version browsers that will support

its potential in both IE and Navigator.



Christopher Schmitt

                  a new media designer for hire

                  http://www.christopher.org/hireme

chrischristopher [dot] org

           Flash2 Animation FAQ Site

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