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Re: [Phptest-users] Help with java and PHP timer for PHPTest
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Kathleen A . Ferraro |
Subject: |
Re: [Phptest-users] Help with java and PHP timer for PHPTest |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:53:12 -0500 |
Hi Dan,
I have never been one to choose proprietary solutions over opensource
ones; however, I have recently begun exploring ways to integrate flash
into my otherwise almost exclusively php/mysql/apache/unix world. I
have been strongly influenced by Jacobson and Jacobson's _Flash and
XML: A Developer's Guide_, which explains and illustrates ways to use
Flash not just for the whizz bang skip-intro stuff but to provide
attractive and functional interfaces to database-backed pages. My
colleagues and I develop instructional materials for medical education.
We need to illustrate things, processes, just noticeable differences,
etc. I don't think javascript would allow us to develop the kind of
interactivity we need, but I could be wrong. I may have given up on
javascript too soon when I got tired of inconsistencies in its behavior
across platforms and browsers. Maybe Flash will prove to have the same
inconsistencies, but that has not been my experience so far. As for
restricting browsers, again, I have not had that experience. I am not
aware of a browser/platform that will not work with Flash. Until last
month, web access from our computer classrooms was via netscape 4.x
running on xterminals. There was a Flash plugin for solaris. When we
installed it, no one ever reported trouble with Flash apps, but we had
many problems with javascript. I am happy to discuss this further if
you want outside this arena.
In the meantime, if you can answer my query about where to put the
onload() function in my script, that'd be great.
All best,
Kathie
On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 05:33 PM, Dan Kegel wrote:
Kathleen A.Ferraro wrote:
Thanks, TW-2. I have just been working on a timer for a phptest
project myself. I was looking into using flash/actionscript ...
Why would anyone use flash for this? Wouldn't that
needlessly restrict the web browsers that could use it?
This is just one more example of how Flash is perverting
the web.
Javascript may not be universal, but at least it's an
open standard, and there are free software implementations.
- Dan
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