FLASH: Overall Design Question - mixing flash and html

[Jefferis]

Nigel wrote:

>

>Ah ! Wine ! Now this is something I like.

>About your comments, in no special order.

>First I would loose the Flash intro, not because it's a bad idea de per

>si, but I think it's wrong work flow management.

>Let's take your site as is. 100% html with graphics that are easily

>redone in Illustrator or Freehand, if they didn't already come from one

>of these programs. This would be my starting point for a redesign.

>Instead of investing time on a Flash intro I would apply this time in

>creating a first page where I would either place a Flash auto detection

>script or a user guided choice alternative. Leaving the existing site

>for the non Flash users, I would start by replacing all graphical

>elements with Flash based elements. One area that just cries out for

>Flash is the left hand side menu bar system.



ahh Nigel, but there's the rub: flash detection at this point is 

unreliable. I find it out all the time using IE 4.5 for the Mac. 


I agree that this would be the perfect solution if we could get it to 

work. 

Along with detecting dhtml, css and all the other capabilities or lack 

thereof!!!!!


I know it can be done for the latter items, but where do you draw the 

compatibility line when you are trying to reach even the low end for a 

commerce site????

Jeff


Peterson Sales

Web Design and Marketing

410 Woodland Ave.

Grove City, PA 16127-1824

http://www.PetersonSales.net


Tel. 724-458-4160

Fax. 724-458-7169


ICQ 19112253



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