FLASH: PRELOADERS [was: "the matinee site discussion"]

[Kenny Sherwood]

At 11.33 -0700 2000.07.20, Steve Plake wrote (to the FLASHmacromedia list):


>MY opinion sucks most.


NO!


NO-NO-NO!


*MY* opinion sucks most.


"My name is Kenny Sherwood and MY opinion SUCKS MOST."


"Thank you for yer support."


AND: I'm willing to duel *to-the-death* with you about this matter, Steve!


Select our weapons!


>I think over all the 8 second rule is good to abide by, I dont think

>that it is scripture.  BUT if people have to wait make sure that

>what they have been waiting for is worth it.


BUTBUTBUT: "They" have NO WAY of *KNOWING* whether "what they have

been waiting for" WILL or WILL NOT be "worth it".


*Please Folks*:

Give *everyone* a break.

TAKE the minimal time necessary to come up with a DECENT Preloader System!


For example, if ya have a 1-meg Flash site, try givin' us a 10K

pre-preloader (NO, don't just pump up a "Loading" message that only

insults my and everyones' intelligence) that leads into a 100K

preloader (*loaded* by now! :-) ).


I.e., ya can stack a pre-preloader in-fronta a preloader; etc.


Bottom Line IMO: PLEASE keep "me" (John Q. Public) *entertained*

during the loading process. Otherwise I'll **LEAVE** and WILL *NEVER

SEE* yer "Beautiful Creation".


Alternative END RESULT: People end up thinking/believing that Flash

*sucketh*.


Makes Sense?


To do this will NET you *SO* many more Happy Customers (those Sacred

Folks who send you those Precious Checks) that it may blow your mind.


Howzabout we all do what we can to *support* Flash bein' as

User-Friendly as it can possibly be? If for nothing else, just outta

RESPECT fer yer fellow Flashers.


*Back-offa SoapBox* but only for a nonce or so,


Kenny Sherwood


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http://kensherwood.com



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