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

[Phil Ward]

Sounds like an excellent idea...


Regards


Phil Ward

Crescent Graphics

phil-wcrescent-graphics [dot] co [dot] uk

www.crescent-graphics.co.uk

New Media <> Internet <> Visuals



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From: JGL <

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Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 12:09 AM

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



> 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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