Re: FLASH: GGGGRRRR Yahoo! and Shockwave 7 :Þ

[Warren 'The Howdy Man' Ockrassa]

John Dowdell wrote:


> (Q)  If someone advises Mac users to avoid Shockwave 7.02, do they "know

> what they're talking about"?


Yes, without qualification or exception. The SW702 remote is problematic

on Mac installs. Less so on Win32.


It is most notably troublesome on 640-by-480 pixel monitors or systems

using 8-bit color depth. There are other problems with it though which

have been extensively documented and commented on, and which have been

acknowledged *by Macroomedia* as undesirable traits which will be fixed.


I have David's post on this, so I feel pretty sure of my footing here.


> (A)  They're likely vulnerable to drawing conclusions on slight evidence...


John, you and I both know that is not true. Please do not give the

impression that I'm a chicken little, or that anyone else who has raised

severe hades in the last month over SW702 is some kind of hysterical

overreactive crackpot.


You *know better*, John. I personally don't appreciate the implicit

disparagement of my faculties.


Regarding Russ Unger's question:


> >What if someone advises all users to avoid Shockwave 7.02?


> Then I advise you to avoid _them_.  ;-)


That is not a viable response.


SW702 assuredly has had a negative impact to some individuals, notably

IT individuals, about the acceptability of *all* plugins, as was

mentioned either on Direct-L or shocker.


Please don't think I'm out to get you. I respect you tremendously. On

the other hand I don't feel what you are saying here is strictly

accurate, and I feel accused, indirectly, of being a looney. I might be,

but in this case at least, I'm probably not wrong.


--WthmO


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