How about running this app OUTSIDE the browser? AFAIK, DHTML cannot be run outside the browser, my Flash App can, and still talk to the database.
All I am saying is that for some things, like applications(not entire websites that are content based), using Flash as the UI is going to be better than using HTML or DHTML. If anyone cares, I will post and an example of my search app to show you what I mean. Clint ----- Original Message ----- From: "jon hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:34 AM Subject: Re: Is Flash really THAT good? > I doubt the 10 minute figure, but with some forethought I could write > a script that onKeyUp change the contents of an html widget fairly > quickly. Say 20 minutes...I've done this in the past. > Changing the look would be as easy as changing the css definition. > > -- > jon > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Friday, June 20, 2003, 11:22:54 AM, you wrote: > C> I have an interactive search that as you type filters the data that you see. > > C> This could be done in DHTML, but in NOT 10 minutes, NOT outside a browser, > C> and NOT as easy to change as the Flash interface. > > C> Clint > > C> ----- Original Message ----- > C> From: "Dave Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > C> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > C> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:22 AM > C> Subject: RE: Is Flash really THAT good? > > > >> > Really? Name just one UI component/paradigm that is possible > >> > in Flash that isn't possible in DHTML. > >> > >> How about an org chart? > >> > >> http://www.figleaf.com/development/flash4/orgchart/orgchart.cfm > >> (Actually, you could do this in DHTML, but it wouldn't be cross-browser, > C> and > >> it wouldn't work very well, and it would be expensive to support, and > C> you'd > >> lose all your hair.) > >> > >> How about a whiteboard? > >> > >> http://products.figleaf.com/ > >> > >> Good luck with that DHTML. > >> > >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > >> http://www.figleaf.com/ > >> voice: (202) 797-5496 > >> fax: (202) 797-5444 > >> > >> > C> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
