Re: FLASH: [RESPONSE] Recent Flash Player Release

[Michael Penne]

I quoted the below at the head, because this seems the main issue here.

MACR clearly (ShockMachine, forwarding to the bordering inane

Shockwave, and this latest snafu) is not ready to see Flash as a

mission critical app. However, obviously users are implementing

gee-whiz pages that are based on flash, we are treating flash as a

professional tool, w/as MACR is still treating flash (and Shockwave)as

a hobbyist to semi-pro tool. 


> 5. You've made it clear that their are a lot of circumstances to test

> for,

> but that is not an excuse for not catching something. More time for

> testing.


Exactly. Or state clearly that it is not intended to be relied on. As

long as professionals are using these products to create mission

critical e-commerce, educational, etc. applications, there needs to be

some sort of rigorous testing and/or review by select (non-MACR) of new

versions of the player to avoid this sort (and Shockmachine) problem.

Basing critical, professional, apps. on a plug-in is not just a

challenge and a gamble because of market penetration or lack thereof,

it also puts the web developer at the mercy of the plug-in maker to

maintain a professional level of testing, design, etc.


--- Robert Lewis <

lewisrbiggs-gilmore [dot] com

> wrote:

> Hi Eric,

> 

> Its intriguing that only half the people who download the flash

> plug-in

> actually get it to work. I've had problems with the installer on

> several

> occasions and on several machines, so I'm not surprised. If

> Macromedia wants

> to improve its numbers and user experience please consider:

> 

> 1. Have only only one plug-in. Most people do not know the difference

> between Shockwave and flash.


AKkk! NO! Most people _do_ know the difference between a several MB

download for Shockwave and ~400k for Flash! Keep two plug-ins, please!


I do agree with the rest of you comments, ;-).


> 2. If you offer auto-updating it should be an option. Auto-updates

> were the

> source of most of my Shockwave install troubles.

> 3. Do not annoy anyone by throwing an alias on the desktop or mess

> with

> someone's computer setup (for example, the Shockwave in the Apple

> items

> menu).

> 4. People are going to your site to get a plug-in, and then return to

> their

> business. It is a disservice to force Shockwave.com (being a cool

> site or a

> cool technology is no excuse) or any extra forms to fill out.


Yes, exactly. Provide a way to install flash from a small banner that

installs the player while the client remains on my page, I'd happily

host a small, tasteful advert. for MACR as an option to sending them

away, hoping the flashless have mastered(or bothered with)

bookmarking....

> 

> This advice was written with the best of intentions,


ditto. These are issues we all need to discuss and

investigate(hopefully with some sort of standards group at MACR)to

determine how to use and rely on MACR products in the future.


> -robert



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Two new flash movies as of 1/5/00


New music video and new flash 3d file...


http://www.humboldt.edu/~mmp5/flash.html

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