Comments on: Standardizing Flash http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/11/15/standardizing-flash/ You've got your good thing, and I've got mine Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:49:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geoff http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/11/15/standardizing-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Geoff Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:55:36 +0000 http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/11/15/standardizing-flash/#comment-217 <a href="http://www.allinthehead.com/retro/234/#c001483" rel="external">Safari has some problems</a> with the Flash Satay, and there are also other issues such as a user having Flash 6, and your movie is Flash 7, but the plugin will try to play it anyway, sometimes causing strange things to happen. I always suggest using <a href="http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/10/14/web-standards-compliant-javascript-flash-detect-and-embed/">Javascript to embed Flash</a> these days. Safari has some problems with the Flash Satay, and there are also other issues such as a user having Flash 6, and your movie is Flash 7, but the plugin will try to play it anyway, sometimes causing strange things to happen.

I always suggest using Javascript to embed Flash these days.

]]> By: Nathan http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/11/15/standardizing-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Nathan Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:19:33 +0000 http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/11/15/standardizing-flash/#comment-216 I'd love to use flash more, but I also like valid code, I can use the <a href http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay/>flashsatay</a> method but why should I have to? This is a common question yes? I ask it too but no to no prevail... Why is flash treated different from other forms of media? I hope one day we can use it validly..! I’d love to use flash more, but I also like valid code, I can use the http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay/>flashsatay method but why should I have to? This is a common question yes?

I ask it too but no to no prevail… Why is flash treated different from other forms of media?

I hope one day we can use it validly..!

]]> By: Tommy Olsson http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/11/15/standardizing-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Tommy Olsson Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:25:34 +0000 http://blog.deconcept.com/2004/11/15/standardizing-flash/#comment-204 As you can see, I emphasised "require". As long as there are user agents in use that don't support a particular plug-in (and Lynx will probably never support Flash), you shouldn't use it for anything critical if you're concerned about accessibility. That doesn't mean you can't use Flash. I'm sure there are real-life uses for it, as enhancement etc. But just like JavaScript, you need to supply an accessible alternative. Building an entire site in Flash is OK, if you don't care that some people won't be able to see it. Of course, that excludes government sites, which must be accessible. But there are other kinds of web sites which may make the choice to exclude certain groups of people. Flash isn't going away. It's developing, and it may even be halfway accessible within the next couple of versions. I'm not saying you can't use Flash or JavaScript or stuff like that, only that you need to provide alternatives if you care about accessibility. As you can see, I emphasised “require”. As long as there are user agents in use that don’t support a particular plug-in (and Lynx will probably never support Flash), you shouldn’t use it for anything critical if you’re concerned about accessibility. That doesn’t mean you can’t use Flash. I’m sure there are real-life uses for it, as enhancement etc. But just like JavaScript, you need to supply an accessible alternative.

Building an entire site in Flash is OK, if you don’t care that some people won’t be able to see it. Of course, that excludes government sites, which must be accessible. But there are other kinds of web sites which may make the choice to exclude certain groups of people.

Flash isn’t going away. It’s developing, and it may even be halfway accessible within the next couple of versions. I’m not saying you can’t use Flash or JavaScript or stuff like that, only that you need to provide alternatives if you care about accessibility.

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