Flash could be added on title banners apart form that I dont prefer it on general html pages as you can use a lot of scripts like php instead of flash.

Flash has the advantage that, when used well, gives the user a more unique experience. Whether it is justified for use as the entire interface of a forum is still debatable and I have seen some fair efforts, yet nothing in the way of total innovation. Until someone can find a TECHNICAL advantage of using Flash over what is currently the most popular language when it come to forums — PHP.

However, the two can be combined and I have been mesmirised by a site by a guy calling himself Sephiroth which is dedicated to exactly that.

I am planning my own site at the moment and will have around foru versions. The flagship site, which will cater for braodband users and very patient dialup users created entirely out of Flash components and PHP; a primary site that will mimic the look and share the content of the flasgship site, created using XHTML, PHP and CSS; a secondary site that will be just text for text only borwsers, only text heavy pages will be available; and one for mobiles that will have just the news section and certain articles. The site wil send each user to the appropriate section upon logging onto the root domain.

With a little work, anything can be possible, it just depends on where your VALUES lie. Mine lie in giving the best possible visual experience to anyone without them realising they may be missing something. Automation is the way forward on the web.

Excuse the fudgy spelling :blink:

I wonder if Macromedia's vision for Flash includes expanding Action Script's power to that of PHP.

There software is becoming less and less geared to animation and more technical. "The MX series"

From what I've seen it looks like its going that way, or at least a more simplified version, maybe focussing on standard services rather than custom made applications.

Have you seen Flex? It looks very exciting. :yay:

Plus MM are using FLash as the GUI for their new web-based application server/client model: Central.

If there was a good time to learn Flash as a means off making dough, it's now!

If Macromedia can figure out how to build a Flash which can produce the simplest design task without at least taking half a hour then we can see Flash expand.

According to the Flex evangelists, that may be exactly what we are going to get.

Does Flex make Flash function down to the level of Dreamweaver (which I think is the simplicity standard)