Posted by Travis Newbury on 12/08/06 21:43

Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> > I can tell you with out a doubt, all of them are moving to fixed width,
> > Flash based websites. I can also tell you without a doubt they have
> > all looked at other alternatives and have come to the conclusion that
> > for the content they are providing, this is the correct way to go. If
> > you disagree please visit any (US) entertainment website (or any US
> > website directed at children) to see that what I am saying is true.
>
> I have seen well done and arty flash sites that do scale! Take a little
> creativity and skill but the same can be said of a pure HTML page.

Flash, when done coreclty is not a bad thing. HTML when down
incorrectly is just as bad as bad flash (or java, or javascript etc...)

> There
> are many horrible, frustrating, nearly unusable commercial site out
> there obviously "designed" by the board of directors that haven't a clue
> how to use the Web.

No disagreement from me.

> The Toyota site is one that spring to mind that I
> have seen recently. And there was this on that someone posts here a
> while ago about the aquarium in Atlanta I think?

The Atlanta Aquarium site is horrible (last time I looked at it), as
are many sites the use nothing but html

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