RE: FLASH: Just Back From UCON 99

[Judy Miller]

Hi Jim,

I have been lurking on this list forever. I put Flash down for over a year

as I was so swamped doing simple e-commerce sites that I didn't have time to

Flash any more. Now my husband/partner in business got a big university

contract, and I can spend some time learning <GBG>


I must say, I have been extremely impressed with where the imagination of

many, have taken Flash. Some of the sites just totally blow my mind...there

was a site on SSOD a while back for a gaming company that was WOW!


Anyhow, knowing MM, the chances of a lot of help with the program are rather

slim, don't cha think?? I hear what you guys are saying, and hear it strong,

but because of the nature of the beast, unless an outfit does have solid

scripting and programming skills, we don't stand a chance. Businesses see

what can be done on line and they want more and programmers are coming up

with ways to do the coolest stuff.


Best bet is to team up with a programmer, and then the two of yous can make

Flash magic. I am pretty lucky. My hubby is an Authorware guru, and also

scripts and programs in many languages. I use him on a regular basis ;-)


Sort of on the same note, I am in the midst of working on a rather large

site. I was planning on doing a dhtml version for 4 browsers and then

transforming it for 3. What I discovered is that Netscape has the pissiest

support for layers (the only way I could get a page to scroll was with

ILAYER), IE doesn't support ILAYER and I am sick to death of having the

stupid browser issues, worrying if someone out there is still using Netscape

2 and how crippled the site has to be to consider those who won't or can't

upgrade, never mind designing for 640 X 480. Seems to me, if Flash 4 has all

these scripting abilities, or at least methods to be able to communicate

with them, than all the power to it. I know where I am going to be putting

my hours in from now on. And hopefully have the time to do our own business

site. Freaking wierd when you do so many web sites for others, that you have

no time to do your own.


Have a great day,

Judy


> I love Flash as you all know, but I don't script and CGI could mean

> "Clinton Gets Immunity" to me.....

> Bottom line:  I hope MM remembers most of us are Graphics Designers and

> includes alot of help with the program!

> JC



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