How about using RIAs....Flash is Flash is Flash....a little cross-browser coding for Flash detection scripts and voila! no more frickin hours/days of cross-browser coding ;-) IMHO
Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. t. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com --------------------------------------------------------- Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder & Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pablo Varando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:51 AM Subject: Re: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! -- THE END > You know I never really use Opera (nothing other then Netscape or IE > really), however you have to ask yourself this. While being compliant is a > VERY GOOD THING, you must also look at the realistic side of this. If this > is the case (testing a site for every single possible browser) then when do > you stop testing? > > There are literally hundreds of browsers in the market (one not mentioned > here yet, that is also used a lot is the WebTV browser.) While A few always > come to mind quickly, there are many browsers out there (some text based, > some phone/WAP based, some based on Mosaic, etc. etc.......) that don't, so > people that choose to use those are not important because they're not using > the main three (IE, Netscape, or Opera)? > > So in truth, you have to ask yourself, what is the major target audience > (the largest amount of users) using. Then develop for those users, because > in truth there are so many browsers, that if you catered your site to work > in ALL environments, you couldn't do it (I'm willing to bet even the > regulation sites like w3.org don't work in ALL browsers). > > So, the basic point is that Macromedia launched a new site, with a lot of > new things/features and while some people have problems right now, it wont > be for long. Browsers will follow and problems will sort themselves out in > time. > > NOW, LET'S KILL THE SUBJECT... :) > > How about them Dodgers? > > Pablo > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S. Isaac Dealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:21 PM > Subject: OT: Re: New Macromedia.com launched! -- handicapped > > > > > Don't let a disabled person hear you call them > > > Handicapped, that is the > > > Politically incorrect term (by the way). > > > > > I took a seminar a while back on Section 508 and they > > > explained that the > > > word Handicap was given to disabled people because most > > > disabled people at > > > the time were Vietnam vets. The word handy capped means > > > to had out a > > > baseball call in and ask for a hand out. Notice that those > > > signs now say > > > Disabled and not handicapped. > > > > > Just letting ya know... they get really pissed if you call > > > them handicapped > > > ;) > > > > That may be true. But if so the original definition has been all but lost > to > > antiquity. That is to say -- a few select individuals know what it meant > > originally. Most only know it as being synonymous with "disabled". As a > > matter of fact, there is no mention of hand-outs if you search > > Dictionary.com for the definition of the word "handicapped". But then I'm > > much more inclined to believe or agree with George Carlin's interpretation > > of why they get upset when you call them handicapped -- that they've been > > conned by the "sun is always shining" crew into believing that they can do > > anything they want to do in life regardless of circumstance if they want > it > > enough, and that the condition will change if the name of the condition is > > changed. "We're not handicapped, we're handi-capable!" ... Anyway, that's > > enough from me for now. :) > > > > > > s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 > > > > new epoch http://www.turnkey.to > > > > lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to > > > > tapestry api is opensource http://www.turnkey.to/tapi > > > > certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer > > http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
