Re: FLASH: why we still need a sniffer ?

[John Dowdell]

At 10:15 PM 10/17/0, cesar wrote:

> Isn't it that everytime we publish flash in html in already

> gives the code that direct the users to a flash download

> page if he doesn't have one.


Well, you're right, it's a pretty clear shot to just deploy the page.


I think part of the problem is that designers get various requests from

their clients, who pose the desired solution in different ways... some

clients decide that bare browsers should get the easiest auto-install,

other clients decide there should be a GIF substituted, still other clients

decide the visitor should be shuttled to a different section of the site...

there are various client requests that could change the final solution set

dramatically.


This is part of the reason that "sniffing" turns out to be so complicated

online... aside from the differences between browsers, different clients

want to end up with different things.


One other area is *what* you're sniffing... some routines check for the

existence of a Macromedia Flash Player, while others check for a specific

*version* of the Player. This cycle starts anew with each new version.



You're right, the basic Publish templates in the authoring tool handle most

cases, and the Flash Deployment Kit addresses a broader set of needs, but

I'm guessing we'll continue to see new threads thrice-weekly on this

subject for a long, long time..... ;-)


jd






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