FLASH: BROWSER WARS - What developers should do . . .

[JGL]

Flash Compatability . . . couldn't we help each other create a function that

acceptably handles differences in site viewer technology.


What if we put our brilliant minds together and create a standard by which

we (us developers) knew all was being done to make our efforts available to

the widest audience. Cause it ain't gonna happen by MM and w3c don't get no

respect.


<example>

the coolest, most functional sniffer to check browser, plug-ins, connection

speed  . . . etc. and direct appropriately - it's cool because all of us had

input in developing it.

</example>


<small_example_in_big_scope_of_many_problems>

It could check, using java script, if java is turned off (in the viewers

browser) and direct appropriately (me thinks this is possible)

</small_example_in_big_scope_of_many_problems>


<small_example2_in_big_scope_of_many_problems>

Since we know ~mac ie4.5~ is a problem for F4 - it would include appropriate

measures - at least to check - the developer could figure out what to do

with a  ~mac ie4.5~ user

</small_example2_in_big_scope_of_many_problems>


I hear people say "oh the mac ie4.5 audience, or the people who turn off

java audience, or the blahblahblah audience, is too small to worry about."

. . .but that might be the user that becomes the best customer at a given

site.


Anyway, I'm willing to host such a depository. I have two different west

coast servers, and a east coast server. We could get a Euro Flasher to set

up one in Europe too. And down under and . . . all mirrors.


We could keep it updated with the problems, the solution(s) for each, and

have some updated code that we all pitched in on that would insure widest

audience coverage - based upon the compiled list of problems that we all

seem to discover on a daily basis.


The Internet been berry good to me . . . I have bought a new house, two new

cars, (all in the last six months), pay all my bills on time and am very

happy working in my studio above my garage! Long commute!! :) . . .  (been

doing Internet work now for two years.)


Now, Flash is giving me even higher paying clients. I'm stoked!


I want to keep it that way. I know I need to take matters into my own

hands - at least as far as I can anyway.


We have seen the flames, we have bashed aol, ie, netscape, macs, pcs . . .

lemme' think, there must be more, oh . . . each other, and I am sure there

will be even more. I'm sure I have left out just as much  . . . but you get

the point.


The only way the Internet is going to have any standards is to let someone

like bill g. take it over - and we know that is not going to happen -

although he tried. "And" we "don't" want that to happen - at least I don't


me - brain-dead - sunday - completing my first flash project so I can begin

the other 3 paying Flash projects that are on my plate :) - please excuse .

. . hope I was clear with my suggestion.


Anyone interested in consortium as such?


jgl

<aka james g and happy to have found Flash and glad the Internet exists!>



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