FLASH: RE: Flash's Limits (AKA "Is there anything Flash 'can't' do?")

[Phillip Kerman]

Good job Pete.  But, like you say, you're still using javaScript.  (Albeit

much less than mine.)


I just wonder if you remove the whole HTML/Frames issue whether I'm still

right...?


I can't seem to get that Flash source file to download... you can email it

to me maybe.


Let me ask.  Regarding the redundancy issue...  does your file have those 6

explicit paths?

(1 to 2, 1 to 3... 2 to 1, 2 to 3... 3 to 1, 3 to 2)   I'd be surprised and

quite interested if this isn't an issue.  Obviously you could solve just the

visual effect--but imagine if you had more buttons.  5 buttons = 20 paths,

10 buttons = 90 paths.. etc.



I guess that was my main point... and I still think there's something

fundamental about Flash which restricts this kind of interactivity.


Phillip


> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 22:44:09 -0500

>

From: "pete clark" <petenoramdigitalmedia [dot] com>

> Subject: RE: FLASH: FLASH LIMITS - DEBUNKED

>

> Ok, I'm back from work and I see the quick dirty demo didn't cut it. So I

> threw together the rest of it. Now it has completely the same

> functionality

> as your file except that it uses only Flash and Flash methods.

> http://www.noramdigitalmedia.com/n2/debunk.htm

>

> > --You can navigate (with regular "h ref's in the page) and the

> Flash movie

> > updates (is in-sync with whichever page you've navigated to).

>

> Can do that now...

>

> > --You can use the browser's "back" button and the Flash movie updates.

>

> Can do that also.

>

> > Also, does yours have 6

> > explicit paths the user can take?  1 to 2, 1 to 3... 2 to 1, 2 to

> > 3... 3 to

> > 1 3 to 2?  If so, that's part of my point.

>

> Nope, I used Tell Targets to manipulate the MC instances. There are only 3

> states (one for each button) that the movie "stops" in.

>

> If you want to get technical, I DID have to use JavaScript to reach across

> the frames and have the HTML talk to the SWF. But the code is about 1/10th

> of what you had to use, and all of it was referring Flash methods

> (the SWF).

> Most of the functionality is in the SWF, the Flash methods took

> care of the

> rest.

> If you care to look at the FLA, here it is:

> http://www.noramdigitalmedia.com/n2/debunk.fla

>

> So if your point is that you can't do this without ANY

> JavaScript, then you

> are right, it's an impossible request due to the HTML and frames.

> But it can

> be done strictly with Flash and Flash methods.

>

> Thanks for the challenge!

>

> pete clark

> noram digital media : : a new media firm

> : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

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>

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>

>

> > -----Original Message-----

>

> From: ownershocker [dot] com [ownershocker [dot] com]On">mailto:ownershocker [dot] com]On Behalf Of Phillip

> > Kerman

> > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 1999 11:34 AM

>

> To: flashershocker [dot] com

> > Subject: FLASH: FLASH LIMITS - DEBUNKED

> >

> >

> > http://www.noramdigitalmedia.com/n2/debunk.htm

> >

> > Sorry, I don't think this does it... (besides the fact you can

> > click on two

> > quickly and the whole thing stops working).  Even still be sure

> to see my

> > other reply about the 2 things my thing does.  Also, does yours have 6

> > explicit paths the user can take?  1 to 2, 1 to 3... 2 to 1, 2 to

> > 3... 3 to

> > 1 3 to 2?  If so, that's part of my point.

> >

> > Phillip

>



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