Posted by Travis Newbury on 11/15/05 13:07

code_wrong wrote:
> can we stop using activex?

You can stop using it any time you like. There are plenty of other
options out there. ESPECIALLY is you are doing video or audio.

> Firefox doesn't use activex but we can still see flash, shockwave, movie
> files etc etc ... so ..

Actually FireFox DOES support ActiveX if it is available. It also
supports limited live connect, or that ability for javascript to "talk"
to the activeX controls on the page. (A rather nice feature is you get
to choose which activeX controls work)

> can we stop using activex all together??

Again, up to you. Can you accomplish the task without it? Then by all
means lose it.

> ..as it is a pain in the neck ..

You can not debate an opinion. There is no account for taste.

> it's nearly always blocked (sensibly enough) by sys admins ...

I have never been to a company that blocked activeX. As a matter of
fact many large corporation require it with their intranet
applications.

ActiveX is just a technology. It is completely up to you if you want
to use it or not.

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