They should add the Silverlight technology from Microsoft that is very good too ... ;-)
On 5 out, 11:03, jadavis01 <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know if this will help you, but it has helped me > tremendously. In Firefox I use an add-on that prevents Flash > presentations from loading UNLESS I specifically click on them to load > (it uses a nice Flash icon placeholder so I know where Flash stuff > is). I think there is/are script(s) for Chrome/Chromium that can do > the same thing. I only view about 1 out of 20 Flash presentations > that come across the browser (maybe less) so this REALLY helps me. Of > course once I do select the Flash presentation my CPU/DISC is 100% > consumed, but at least I know why. > > On Oct 4, 6:51 am, Hunnter2k3 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I wouldn't say adblocking flash abusers is a bad thing at all, but i > > do disagree with globally banning ads. > > I've blacklisted entire domains for using stupid Flash ads. > > I use HOSTS file for that, but i was thinking of changing to Privoxy > > because it has better support for blocking instead of wasting so many > > lines in pointing IPs to null. > > > Also, CANVAS, O3D / WebGL will hopefully replace Flash for most web > > games in the near future. > > There has already been great use of CANVAS on Chrome Experiments. > > > Couldn't agree more on Flash being awful. > > I've seen minimized browser still hitting 30-70% CPU usage thanks to > > Flash, on Firefox and Chrome. (the Flash process handler in that case) > > Flash, more than anything, could be optimized so much better. > > If Java could do it, Flash should be more than capable of it. > > But i think Adobe will need to step it up since all these things are > > now competing with it. > > If Adobe don't improve, they will eventually lose to web standards. > > > I've actually been helping someone convert their site from Flash over > > to HTML / CSS / JavaScript recently. > > They had no idea that it was capable of doing all the things they were > > doing in Flash, opened a whole new world up for him. > > Made me feel happy a bit happy inside. > > > On Oct 4, 9:45 am, Caveman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > FX, > > > > I think Flash will continue to exist, but will not be present as it is > > > today. > > > > CSS and JS are available for some time but you had problems making > > > cross-browser compatible. New CSS versions have more features and > > > (jQuery) has a small footprint and have many animations available. > > > Both works great in ANY browser. > > > > For Video: Html5 (will) do a better job. I bet Youtube will push that > > > technology. > > > Animations: CSS and jQuery (JavaScript) do a better job. It's present > > > in any big website. > > > Those are better technologies. It just need time to be more > > > implemented. Internet Explorer 6 still has a 15% market share but it's > > > dying. Flash will continue to be around for many more years but more > > > and more web developers/designers will leave it behind. > > > > About Ads: You'll be impressed how many people are using Ad blocking > > > applications. Try Adblock Plus (for Firefox) or GlimmerBlocker (Mac > > > only/ any browser). Personally I can't browse the web without it. > > > Pages load faster (don't have do download ad image/flash) , keep the > > > cpu cool and pages look more cleaner (without intrusive flashy > > > banners). > > > Some people might say Ad-blocking is wrong because websites receive > > > money from advertisers. Well, that's true, but I never click on those > > > ads anyway, so the are wasting bandwidth with me. > > > > I believe Flash will be present for web games until a new technology > > > comes out. Checkhttp://www.youtube.com/html5(UseSafarior Firefox > > > to see it, no flash needed). > > > > Laptops and portable devices are getting more present in our lives. > > > Battery life is important, specially in cellphones. Why do you think > > > iPhone don't have Flash? Because people will complain the battery > > > don't last half of what's been advertised. > > > > People are complaining for years about cpu use in Flash and Adobe > > > didn't made ANY progress.They are not evil, they just don't have a > > > clue of what to do. Adobe only cares about adding new "features" and > > > their applications get more and more bloated. > > > > Well... after some reflection I must say you're completely > > > right ;Adobe IS EVIL! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
