Macromedia publish the specifications for SWF since April 1998 (http://www.openswf.org). So if you follow those specifications, you should not have any problems. Till now, when MM releases a new version of Flash, MM always try to have a "downward-compatibility" with the new player. For example, you can still play Flash4 or Flash5 movies with the Flash6 player.
The only problem with those specifications : they are usually 1 or 2 versions below the current one (now, you can access the Flash4/Flash5 SWF format, not the Flash6 one...). It means that Laszlo should not going to be able to leverage new Flash6 capabilities! (too bad for them :) Benoit -----Message d'origine----- De : Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : dimanche 1 septembre 2002 03:38 À : CF-Talk Objet : Re: Flash Rich App Approach = Macromedia? Ben Very interesting strategy -- to leverage the existence of the Flash plug-in without requiring Flash as a programming tool -- How much of the Flash interface is a published standard & not subject to change? If the interface is not a published standard, then this approach is headed for trouble. Dick On Saturday, August 31, 2002, at 02:25 AM, Benoit Hediard wrote: > There was a very interesting article in InternetWeek on tuesday : > "Laszlo > Rising: The Inside Story Of A Stealth Vendor's Rich App Plans" > (http://www.internetweek.com/story/INW20020827S0008). > Laszlo is a small SF start-up (12 people!) that raised $9 million this > month. > By the end of the year, they should release a new web technology to > build > Rich Internet App that uses Flash on the client side (but not as an > authoring tool) and J2EE on the server side (and later on .NET). > > "You've got to fit into today's server infrastructures of J2EE, XML, > and Web > services," he said. "If you're doing anything other than that, you've > got a > tough road ahead of you." > > "From a tool perspective, Laszlo shied away from visually oriented, > timeline-based tools that would appeal to graphics artists." ... > "Rather, > its platform deals with XML and Javascript at a native level and is > created > using a text-heavy editor, not a visual tool". > > They definitely try to compete with Macromedia MX by using most of its > idea > and concepts... > > Benoit > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
