> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yes, but if you have flash plug-in, you cannot see alternative image. > So, the only reason is that when you don't have flash > installed, browser > shows you image with alternative description.
But what James is getting at is that from an accessibility and usability point of view, you shouldn't simply put a "Sucks to be you...install Flash" type image. Some users explicitly don't enabled flash because they can't use it (e.g. some users of older screenreaders, or users with text-only browsers, etc). If the flash is only visual fluff, fine...have a static image there. But if your flash performs a function (for instance it's the main site navigation, all done in flash - a bad idea in any case, as search engines won't be able to follow those links...but I digress), try and replicate the function (in the example above, a STBY type message will be less than useful...instead, the alternate fallback should be a normal set of links to the pages to act as navigation). It all depends on what the flash is for, and if the information/service it provides can be replicated in straight HTML. Patrick ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Webmaster / University of Salford http://www.salford.ac.uk ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
