Re: FLASH: Site Check: NASSMC--THANKS!

[Hal Medrano]

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From: "Hal Medrano" <hmedranuswest [dot] com>

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>>Hi folks,

>>

>>http://www.nassmc.org

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>>Flash/HTML hybrid site with an unusual interface.  Please bang on it and

>>let me know what you think (you can email me offlist or onlist, as you

>>like).  Any bugs, design critiques, general opinions appreciated.

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Hi folks,


Well, it's great to come in Monday morning and have all these comments to

read (even Ken's!!).


As Cheri pointed out, the site is a complex frameset with HTML in the

middle.  The reason we did this is we found Flash to be less than efficient

for text-heavy sites--both for display and updating--than HTML.  The

frameset posed enormous probs though--couldn't get the frames to line up

correctly--so we ended up having to sniff the browser, change frame

dimensions depending on what the user is using, and put the whole thing

into a crippled window.  The frameset was the biggest technical challenge

of the site.


As for the intro, our tests here showed that content was beginning to

stream in at 56k. within a few seconds, thus no need to put any major work

into a preloader.  But if it takes a full 100 seconds, as it did for Ken,

then I agree we need to do something more "seamless".  And if I was lazy or

had contempt for my audience, I wouldn't have asked all of you to test this

for us!  So thanks-- from one hard-working, considerate, lovey-dovey

Flasher to another (and Happy Valentines, besides!).


Thanks for all your comments Marc, Chris (I'll check on the server errors),

"Smoothy", Ken, Rick, Cheri, and Tom.  They're much appreciated.


Hal



Hal Medrano

New Media Group

U S WEST Creative Services


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