[WEB4LIB] Re: browser differences

[Paul Taylor]

I should add a caveat... Bill *is* using Flash as a tool. I checked out the 
site and, unlike many pages I've seen, Flash doesn't replace the valuable 
functions of the page. I did mention in a private message, though, that such 
use of Flash, on other sites, as a replacement for an practically navigable, 
content-rich, site is unfortunately pervasive, and is what I was actually 
railing against. <chuckle>

So, like the creaky Greeky said, "All things in moderation."

-Paul

On Monday 05 August 2002 03:02 pm, Keith Higgs wrote:
> Can we have a big "Amen!" for brother Paul?!
>
> As I've heard said before, "If your site has all the latest bells and
> whistles it may be an indication that you really don't have much to
> say."
>
> D. Keith Higgs <mailto:dkh2 at po.cwru.edu>
>  Case Western Reserve University, Webmaster - University Library
>  Additional Information at http://www.cwru.edu/UL/
> "Follow the white rabbit."
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]
> On Behalf Of Paul Taylor
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 02:49 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: browser differences
>
>
> Hmmm... I am of a mind that if one needs to flash up their site with eye
>
> candy, perhaps it's really the content that needs attention. A
> well-authored
> page, using only HTML or other markup language, should do the trick just
>
> fine. Not to offend anyone, but Flash is simply a tool, and shouldn't be
> used
> as a crutch where better authoring is a more practical solution.

-- 
Paul Taylor
Computer Coordinator
Salem-South Lyon District Library
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South Lyon, MI 48178

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