Re: FLASH: Reaction to SW 7.0.2

[Warren 'The Howdy Man' Ockrassa]

Nigel Randsley-Pena wrote:


> Warren,


Howdy!


> I've followed your posts on another list on this matter. I do agree with

> you up to a certain point on some of your positions even though others

> have been able to express them in a better manner.


While I appreciate your qualified support, I have to say that I do not

recall asking you what your opinions were on my ability to express

myself.


> First a small but very important difference : The default for Flash is

> set to swRemote=false, so for us lucky Flashers it's business as usual.


For now. I guarantee you that you can expect that to change. I know

Macromedia too well.


> Second Flash is all about web unlike the other programme, and no this

> does not mean the other programme isn't also 'about web', so something

> like the remote is quite good.


This makes it more problematic. If you have a Flash file which assumes

that it is online all the time -- why would you not in most cases -- it

will, in future, have to perform *some* kind of test in order to

determine if it's running in an online state or not, or its streaming

media -- if it actively streams -- will break.


Problem is that both the remote and shockmachine will permit end users

to save content, including Flash files, to local disk to play any time

they want, even if they are not active on the net at that moment.


Thanks for your comments; however I don't think I'm quite the Chicken

Little you might think I am.


Best to you!


--WthmO


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