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Joebill · 05-09-2010, 10:33 AM

I consider flash movies to be bloatware on a web site. If the site is any good, it doesn't need an intro flash movie.

I don't have a problem with Astak using flash, I just don't see the need for flash to exist.

Its like using 'banner' or flashing text on a web site to attract attention. What the web site maker doesn't realize, that use banner and flashing text or graphic spinners, is that folks don't see that until they get to the site. Web sites are not the same thing as store window displays. Store windows you see as you walk down the sidewalk, they attract attention to the store.

I don't mind rotating graphic dsplays on a web site to show what is available there, or sales, etc.

But spinners, no way.

05-09-2010, 10:33 AM	#11
Joebill Fanatic Posts: 517 Karma: 459442 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alpha Centauri's Library of Alexandria Device: Pandigital Novel	I consider flash movies to be bloatware on a web site. If the site is any good, it doesn't need an intro flash movie. I don't have a problem with Astak using flash, I just don't see the need for flash to exist. Its like using 'banner' or flashing text on a web site to attract attention. What the web site maker doesn't realize, that use banner and flashing text or graphic spinners, is that folks don't see that until they get to the site. Web sites are not the same thing as store window displays. Store windows you see as you walk down the sidewalk, they attract attention to the store. I don't mind rotating graphic dsplays on a web site to show what is available there, or sales, etc. But spinners, no way.