I just sent this to the GAWDS list before even realizing this was the topic de jour here as well. (Forgive the cross post if that's what it is to you.) Here's my take on Flash:
--- I love Flash. I think it's wildly entertaining and can offer limitless creative elements and some wow-moments interactivity. I also think it's perfectly fine to use it. But it has six serious drawbacks that I count: 1) Accessibility to all (requires Flash plugin). 2) can't highlight/copy text. 3) No back button functionality. 4) No specific content access (can't link to a certain page). 5) No text enlargement. 6) And poor SEO. Good news! All are easily solved by doing one thing: Create that ever-loving accessible alternative (13.1). Draw the content from a database or flat files to save work. Then -- also important -- lead the visitor to a pure HTML page upon arrival to the site and give the visitor a choice on how to enter -- the old splash page routine. Flash? or HTML? I suppose Flash plugin detection can be used much as the way noscript is used, but this might not solve the SEO part as well. Moreover, unless a (non meta) redirect is used, nobody wants to get the old "You need to get this or get that" notification. Respectfully, Mike Cherim ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
