Re: Site Layout

[David Gary]

Jason Nugent wrote:


>         Hey Marc,

>

>         When designing a site for a client, I typically try to avoid

> frames unless I can think of a reason to include them.  Good uses are:


Dave says: When using effective easy to use navigation in traditional HTML, framesare the way.


>

>

> It's all about using the best tool for the job.


Indeed!. If your using Flash3 and require the viewer to have the plug in why would youthink about using frames? You can avoid frames altogether with the "load movie"

feature in Flash3 and it be much quicker. Simply create a navigation system on the "lobby"

level and keep it uncovered by additional movies loading.


I can see frames being used in very special cases like calling up alot of text, but even graphics

load up faster in Flash than regular gif or jpg and you can be much more creative with almost

no size increase to introduce imported images. Personally I get fairly annoyed when someone

has used Flash3 with frames. 1st you have to wait for the HTML to load and _then_ the .swf,

and if they've used live connect, your IE viewers are screwed.

why? Much faster to just load the .swf with the "load movie" movie feature. Ive noticed on some very

nice looking sites that the bare HTML file takes longer to load than the .swf. because the author

was clueless on "load movie". I think the best sites arent just the ones with incredible graphics, but

the ones that have been designed to work well in a 28.8 world.


Flash3 makes it real easy for the designer.

If your working in Flash v3, you really can avoid alot of the FS command, JS, and HTML hoopla

by simply mastering some of the things you sometimes dont feel like mastering..


Anyone else see a advantage in using frames with Flash3? I would like to see a list of the advantages

of using frames, Javascript, or FS command with Flash by some of the more experienced designers,

even used in Flash games. I think it would be a great topic to discuss.


John C, anyone?


-DG-





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