Re: FLASH: Flash Player 5 - ARRRG!

[Gregg Caines]

I think the most important thing to remember about navigability is

that we should never assume the user cares enough or knows

enough to read everything (or that they would understand it, even if

they did read it).  Think about how many people would die if the

'play' button on their brand new VCR was rigged to explode when

pressed.  How many of them would be saved if the VCR had a big

'Please read the manual before using' sticker on it, and the manual

said not to press the button?  I know I'd be dead...


I've personally had the plug-in up and running for a 1/2 year

without a reinstall and never would have seen the page if I wasn't

doing browser detection tests on a bunch of browsers I've never

used.  The majority of the people that go there are end-users.  Yet

a simple note to this list would have exposed the bug on day 1.

Now I wonder why, now that the bug has been exposed, it can still

be downloaded?


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Gregg Caines

n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

http://www.neometrixsystems.com

gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

<snip>

> It's entirely possible some non-developers would click that link and see

> the public beta. They'd have to work to get it, though, and would

certainly

> know what they've got....

>

> ...hold it, considering that guy who downloaded something that said it was

> an authoring tool beta and then asked people for advice here, ya never

> know, the diversity of humankind is a continual source of amazement and,

on

> the good days, inspiration..... ;-)

</snip>



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