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

[Barranger Ridler]

Hey there,


	I would like to like to think of myself as knowing what I'm doing in

regards to JavaScript so if there is any specific functionality out there

that you would like to add to this repository then drop me a line and I'll

see what I can do.


Barranger


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



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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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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