Re: FN-FORUM: Flash or CSS/XHTML AJAX

date posted 14th June 2007 12:11

CSS/XHTML/AJAX/PHP/mySQL

You've already said it would be quicker doing it that way and
personally, while I love flash, it has its place and I don't feel this
is it. Going with CSS et al should make things more manageable and
easier to update in future and will remove any issues with the target
audience being 'older' and not web-savvy enough to deal with things
popping up telling them to install flash player (don't know what to do
- leave site - sale lost). So long as you deal with the back button
and bookmark issues AJAX introduces, I feel its the much more sensible
route.

*clink* 2p



On 14 Jun 2007 10:37:19 -0000, Ray McGinty [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I need to create a couple of product configurator type web applications
> for an existing client and I can't decide whether I should build them
> entirely in Flash/ActionScript or whether to use CSS/XHTML/AJAX to
> build the application "pages" with object oriented PHP and MySQL on the
> server side using session vars to maintain state.
>
> There are some animated sequences required to show how the products
> work, so there will be some Flash elements included however I decide to
> build the project.
>
> I have done some fairly complex stuff with Flash in the past but my
> skills are a bit rusty as I've not done any serious projects for a
> couple of years. On the other hand I am using CSS XHTML PHP and MySQL
> every day so I would be up to speed immediately if I go down that
> route.
>
> I am also concerned about usability especially as the target audience
> for these products is primarily older people so even if I use Flash
> I'll be sticking with familiar user interface elements.
>
> What do others think? Flash or CSS/XHTML/AJAX?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ray
>
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