Re: [backstage] BBC NEWS | Technology | Flash moves on to smart phones
Mate, Dream on about HTML 5 killing off Flash. HTML5 is a standards time bomb waiting to go off. 2009/10/5 Zen zen16...@zen.co.uk Hopefully. HTML5 will kill off flash once and for all. Some hope! On 5 Oct 2009, at 14:19, Dan Brickley wrote: Great news, phone fans! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8287239.stm One of the most common technologies for watching video on a computer will soon be available for most smartphones. Flash software is used to deliver around 75% of online video and is the key technology that underpins websites such as YouTube and Google Video. Until now, many smartphones and netbooks have used a light version of the program, because of the limited processing power of the devices. The new software is intended to work as well on a smartphone as a desktop PC. Adobe, the maker of Flash, said it should be available on most higher-end handsets by 2010, although Apple's iPhone would continue not to use the software. The sort of rich apps we now see being delivered on PCs will now be coming to the phone, Ben Wood, director of mobile research at analyst firm CCS Insight, told BBC News. You'll be able to access a lot of the cool stuff that web designers are coming up with. ... Apple anomaly ... The new software will be available for Windows Mobile, Palm webOS and desktop operating systems including Windows, Macintosh and Linux later this year. Trial software for Google Android and the popular Symbian operating systems are expected to be available in early 2010. However, it will not be available for the Apple iPhone, according to Mr Muraka. We're going to need Apple's cooperation, he told BBC News. At the moment Safari (Apple's web browser) doesn't support any kind of plug-in [on the iPhone]. But we'd love to see it on there. Mr Wood said he thought that time would come soon. As momentum builds, I think Apple will have little choice but to embrace it [Flash], he said. Watch this space. Apple did not respond to requests for comment. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- --- Anthony Onumonu - Blog www.cisnky.com Twitter www.twitter.com/cisnky - Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 10 25 35 -
Re: [backstage] flash accessibility
but flash generally doesn't allow deep linking How do you work that out? On 10/15/07, ~:'' ありがとうございました。 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Simon, apologies, can be a bit blunt if not downright wrong at times... peepo.com and peepo.co.uk are projects I ran for many years, designed for the independent user who can navigate if not the operating system then have fun browsing the web if not in a sandbox, a select group of appropriate links. but flash generally doesn't allow deep linking, so each time the visitor comes to this site they need help, to get past the first splash. fwiw, by mistake I opened in Opera, and the cursor isn't visible once in the site, but not in the active window, probably a bug, but a real nuisance for carers. regards Jonathan Chetwynd Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet On 15 Oct 2007, at 09:40, Simon Cobb wrote: I'm sorry Jonathan, I've read this a few times now and I don't understand your question: maybe you are considering the webcam question doesn't need to be switch accessible? This is an interesting subject for me, could you ask the question another way please? Thanks S. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ~:'' Sent: 15 October 2007 09:21 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] flash accessibility Simon Jason, maybe you are considering the webcam question doesn't need to be switch accessible? of course that makes the user dependent on others and is 'frustrating' to say the least... Camino 2007101201 2.0a1pre, the smaller window pops open, but seems to close immediately regards Jonathan Chetwynd Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet On 15 Oct 2007, at 08:45, Simon Cobb wrote: Ah... Apple, the champions of open technology and freedom of the user to choose. Your choice of computer kind of invalidates your righteous anger at commerical vendors, no? Of course, I'm just being mischevious :) Because Flash is my business, I had to go and check your claims on the Mac on our testbench. I'll give you that INTG doesn't work in IE on the Mac. But really, who is using IE/ Mac? Is it realistic for anyone to have to support it in 2007? Certainly, cbeebies client statistics agree, showing almost 100% using a windows based browser. Further, I've also found through my research on Flash accessibility that almost all users with accessibility requirements would also usually use a windows-based machine. As for the INTG freeze on IE/ Mac, if you want my best guess, I'd say that IE/ Mac is unable to allow Flash to perform the operating system check at the start of the INTG application. If so, it's ironic because this os check was especially put in for Mac users. Some Macs have a built-in webcam that users might not be aware is on and thus be baffled when the webcam parts of the game show unexepected views. In order that the application's functionality was most accessible to all Mac users, this check makes sure the user can nominate the webcam to use. Lastly, for what it's worth, Cbeebies client stats show that almost 100% of visitors use windows-based machines. space and return don't work in any browser Got to refute that - I just used it in Safari and it worked just fine. Works in ubuntu linux (my daughter loves this game), works on a windows machine. I'd say that just about covers it for access unless through choice you have made flash unavailable. S. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ~:'' Sent: 13 October 2007 06:30 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] flash accessibility Some BBC staff have been known to trumpet the accessibility features of flash. the BBC is also known to have tied itself into this commercial vendor. Can someone explain why on my OS X machine at least the supposedly switch accessible: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/inthenightgarden/flash/index.shtml space and return don't work in any browser and IE crashes cheers Jonathan Chetwynd Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/ mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail- archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe,
Re: [backstage] Twitter, Ruby on Rails redux.
Users putting scaffold into production deserve what they get! Do elaborate. On 4/22/07, James Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *sigh* Users putting scaffold into production deserve what they get. It's the same where you have 'eval' in any language: security is the job of the developer, every one. Oh and btw: Rails is a framework. TO BE CLEAR. DRUPAL, WIKIS, PHPBB ARE NOT. That you don't understand this distinction is telling. - - james On 21 Apr 2007, at 10:06, Gordon Joly wrote: Twitter, Ruby on Rails redux. Perhaps one more issue? Security. There is an accelerating trend to frameworks and other CMS systems for user generated content (wikis, Zope, Drupal, Ruby on Rails, etc). Applications with a database backend (e.g. phpBB) can be installed by Fantastico (cPanel) in seconds and Mediawiki also has a simple web interface for installation. I saw the light in 2004 when Jimbo visited the BBC and gave a public talk in London):- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales/BBC_talk_slides Can I add Wikipedia is not a place for cricket statistics ? Each framework presents security issues. Mediawiki is now robust, and if you take care, bogus advertising links and other bad stuff can be avoided. Socialtext? Yup, that too. I found a very dirty set of pages, clogged with links to mortgages and various medications. It had not been spotted by the admins, and I was accused of generating the bad stuff in question myself, since nobody could see the links (they were hidden in the user generated tags). I also tried to clean up an installation of phpBB (bulletin board) recently but in the end gave up since there were more bogus users than bona fide users. Scaffold anyone? Gordo -- Think Feynman/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]/// - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- *James Cox, *Internet Consultant t: 07968 349990 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://www.imajes.info/
Re: [backstage] Hack day in London
Actionscript ? On 4/19/07, Ben Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like a great event. Can any language/technology be used? RoR, Java, C#? Is all the hacking done on the weekend? Or do people do prep before hand? When do we find out if we have been accept/invited? Ben On 19/04/07, James Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kim - sure thing! the beauty of hack days is to make stuff - linking tech with electronics and you know, sewing. :) besides, i've got a stack of shirts. ;p - james On 19 Apr 2007, at 15:13, Kim Plowright wrote: Well - I ruled myself out of the running for this as frankly, I'm great at drawing, cooking, sewing and making stuff (among other ladylike pursuits), but rubbish at coding and electrickery. Tom C left a comment suggesting I find a group of people to team up with. So if anyone wants a hack-team-mother-figure, let me know! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Cowlishaw Sent: 19 April 2007 13:22 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Hack day in London On 4/19/07, oliver wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've signed up, but know whos - am I l33t geek enough :) ? ha! my thoughts exactly are design-y CSS / HTML -type people welcome at these sort of events? If not, I'll have to finish working my way through 'Thinking in Java' by June... or just learn RoR. ;-) Cheers, Tim -- James Cox, Internet Consultant t: 07968 349990 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://www.imajes.info/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
Re: [backstage] Adobe Apollo Alpha now public
Let me know if Apollo does anything to your IE Flash Player. Mine has gone walk abouts. On 3/19/07, Toshio Kuramata [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ian, Have you tried the finetune desktop? http://www.teknision.com/preview/finetunedesktop/ It's neat. -toshio On 3/20/07, Ian Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adobe's XAML, XUL, etc killer is now available http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/apolloruntime.html I have played with some of the demos and noticed some odd things with dual screen setups. But generally its pretty quick but the demos are very boring. Ian Forrester || backstage.bbc.co.uk || cubicgarden.com || geekdinner.co.uk - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
