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On 5/23/06, Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ben Goodger wrote: > On 22/05/06, *Richard Brown* <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:rich@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Hi Guys > > Is there a tool on Linux that enables development of flash content > please? Any preferences that folks have? > > > There was something called something along the lines of "flash4linux" > or something like that. Also Openoffice.org <http://Openoffice.org> > Impress can export to Flash. Try SVG if you want to create graphics, > and also SVG if you want to create animations or web apps with > graphics and can rely on a recent-and-recent-browser userbase. > > -- > Ben Goodger > #391382 It is really worth considering whether you need Flash at all? Most of the money spent on computing these days seems to go on proprietary ways of re-inventing the wheel, and locking in their data at the same time. Could you do the same in a set of HTML pages? This makes the content 'open' and reusable, reduces the risk of the recipients computer being infected and generally reduces computer/network requirements. I have yet to see a flash 'presentation' that is anywhere near 'accessible' (http://www.w3.org/WAI/) SVG is potentially 'well cool' but there are accessibility problems associated with it and a lot of browsers need a plug-in. But most Flash seems to be like modern telly - all style and no content! One reason I use Firefox is so I can turn Flash off and I generally never turn it on. If only I could work out a way of preventing it even downloading it.... One important thing to remember a picture is worth a thousand word - however on the internet it generally takes up the bandwidth of a few hundred thousand words and is of no use to the visually disabled - over 5% of internet users!. Tom
I second questioning whether you need to use Flash/Macromedia stuff at all. The way it is locked down does not make it very accessible. Aside from just *flash* the other Macromedia proprietary tech can slip in (Shockwave, Authorware). One of the schools I support (special needs) uses a resource that uses stand alone flash programs and makes it quite accessible (as can be)(http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/resources/books.htm). That's about the only place I have seen it used well, however. Oh yeah, there's always hell.com =-) Gravy for the brain that. - The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html