> -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 2:23 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Is Flash really THAT good? > > Sean A Corfield wrote: > > On Friday, Jun 20, 2003, at 19:00 US/Pacific, Dave Watts wrote: > > > >>>That puts the developer of the Flash application in > >>>control, not me. > >>> > >>>And in my browser I can shift-click to open in a new > >>>window and control-click to open in a new tab. > > > > > > But that's the browser developer being in control - the behavior you > > describe is specific to the browser you use. > > Specific to the way I tell my browser to behave.
Or, perhaps more realisitically, specific to amount of control that the browser developer has offered you. There's really no reason that well-constructed Flash application can't offer similar control within itself. There's definitely an issue of time (would you do this for a small, one-time applet?) and consistency (will every developer offer a different set of options/styles?) but there's nothing in Flash preventing it. The level of control given to the end user is developer controlled. Different applications offer different levels. A productivity app in which a user spends a lot of time (a word processor, PIM, or a browser) may be heavily configurable while even a complex game may limit the control offered to preserve the emotional context of the game. That being said there is a pretty solid correlation to the amount of time spent in an application (as a user-base) and the amount of customization that application provides. Flash applications generally offer little customization as much time isn't spent with them. The Flash developer's interface on the other hand - LOTS of customization. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
