Comments on: Build Flash or HTML

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:47:09 +0000

Well I’m part of the new generation that started with flash. I’m working on this site for a audience that is not so young , so I want to use html. I didn’t study web designing, I learned it by myself. But the point is that my client doesn’t need animation or advance flash stuff but wants a nice design with a scrolling text with a customizable scroll bar. Since in flash these things or so easy to do i did it in flash. And since i don’t know allot about html, I’m asking, is there a way to create your own scroll bar in html ???

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By: Adelina

Adelina — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:48:48 +0000

I refer to use flash a rare as I can because in my region the Internet providers are not at their best, so providing a rich multimedia content to promote a local business in not a great deal, at least for the time being…

By: Teddy Ar.

Teddy Ar. — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:26:14 +0000

I agree with nightcoola, hybrid sites are best but not because of the search engines compatibility but because flash sites are all different. Think about it, how can an average person find out how to navigate on each flash site. I’ve seen sites and sites, many had unique navigation menus, no problem with that, but I think that the net should get some standards when it comes to navigation.

By: Nightcoola

Nightcoola — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:13:15 +0000

Hybrid sites are the best way in my opinion. So I’d say HTML and Flash. Both of them. No debates on this topic, simply both. Great content for readers, quality structure for search engines.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:33:04 +0000

I don’t think there is a debate. I’d rather call it a conflict between something that is good and old and something that is good and new. Actually, I am able to archive almost all the graphical effect that flash creates, using only javascript and a few tricks of mine… but that would take a lot of time.

By: Dolly

Dolly — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:54:05 +0000

I only made my design portfolio 100% in flash. The other sites that I made are hybrid or totally XHTML and CSS.. that’s tableless HTML for the ‘old ones’ . Flash is not a thing accessible to everybody after all.

By: Delia

Delia — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:49:39 +0000

I personally only use HTML to code my websites. I know it sounds like old days, but think about the time it would take us, the ‘old ones’ to learn how to use flash. Who knows, maybe after 2 more years something better will come out and we’ll have to learn the new one again and again.

The classic should not be altered or disrespected by the new.

By: Ray O.

Ray O. — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:41:34 +0000

Hybrid websites are ok, but full flash sites are not so professional if you ask me. Search engines don’t like this kind of sites + they load slow + some people don’t have the latest flash played installed and so on. I’d rather stick with XHTML and from time to time use a few flash components for my sites.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:41:26 +0000

I wonder how you do it Flie. I can’t see myself being able to completely use flash for my images. I always have to use Photoshop or illustrator

By: Flie

Flie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:38:54 +0000

I hardly use photoshop while working with Flash. I usually get along fine on flash without a photo editing software

By: Joane

Joane — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:59:50 +0000

I’m still on the oldie’s side. Great lover of HTML. I still hardly use flash though am beginning to realise it is inevitable.

By: Joane

Joane — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:58:04 +0000

Bob, I agree with you on the search engine problem. I don’t think flash sites are easily indexable

By: Bob Gray

Bob Gray — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:09:53 +0000

The best way in my opinion is to use both technologies. Let’s face it, flash got the looks, got the compatibility, got the smooth feel but it also has drawbacks. The size, the loading time, the browser support and most of all… the search engine problem. We all know how important it is to get indexed by google and other search engines right?

By: dreamblog

dreamblog — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:34:53 +0000

Designer:

I agree with you 100%, I don’t think you will see sites like MSN or Yahoo going with a full flash site as the home page.

By: Designer

Designer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:30:24 +0000

I still stick to mainly HTML when designing sites. I think its mainly due to the type of customers I usually have. They usually just want simple easily accessible and navigable sites. I think flash is ok if you are developing entertainment sites or sites that serve as some kind of show room, like fashion or automobile sites. But for coporate sites that contain a lot of text, html with sometimes a little splash of Flash is the way to go

By: Benjie

Benjie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:21:03 +0000

I’d have to agree with you Robert. Flash does have a great chance to rule over all other web design solutions. Flex 3 does open a whole lot of new doors.

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:17:09 +0000

Its not that the “older” generation doesn’t like change, I think its just a matter of being more comfortable with what you are used to. And HTML is so easy to work with.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:11:26 +0000

I developed a few flash websites so far, and I must say that the compatibility between browsers is awesome! I also know the CSS and XHTML, and for those languages, I had to test and retest everything on different browsers.

Flash has a great chance to rule over all the other web design solutions. Now that adobe released Flex 3, the chances are even higher.

By: Vlad N

Vlad N — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:22:59 +0000

Flash will definitely become even more popular as the Internet grows. It already is one global trend in portfolios and multimedia web aplications but I don’t think that it will become the thing. HTML is still the main rendering language of the web documents and I’d prefer if it will stay that way. I find it unfair to have to buy the Flash Development Environment in order to be able to create websites.

By: Agilius

Agilius — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:19:53 +0000

I like the flash player a lot. It gives a unique possibility to us all. Having the ability to show content identical on all flash supported browsers is on great deal. However, for the time being, flash need a bit to much resources in both the net speed and the processing power of the user machine.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:17:28 +0000

In my opinion, flash cannot be compared to HTML. Why? Because FLASH is actualy a HTML object that uses a plugin installed in the browsers. In other words, Flash is technically a HTML extension. The same way is Silver Light, the microsoft version of flash.

There is another concept that starts to buzz around. The RIA. The next generation web/desktop experience. Flash is the pioneer of this new technology.