Posted by Travis Newbury on 10/17/06 16:14

Paul Jones wrote:
> > You also might want to try the same search but for Flash rather than
> > java.
> I turn Flash support off myself, so it's a fair bet that plenty of
> other people do this as well. Also how platform dependent is Flash? Is
> it available to Linux and Unix users?

Bad assumption about "plenty of other people do too" Flash is pretty
much available for all browsers. I also think you will find out if you
do some investigating, that people that come to sites that have
interaction on them (like you want on your site) usually have flash
turned on, or will turn it on to enjoy the interaction.

> > Or just put links to the mp3's and let the visitor decide how they want
> > to play it.
> That would destroy the whole look and feel that I'm trying to develop.

Then you have a decision to make. The fancier you get the less people
will be able to enjoy your site.

> I want everything to run from one html page via straight-forward
> left-clicks or just clicks if they're using Apple-Macs or other single
> mouse button platforms.

You need to revisit flash.

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