Flash or No Flash that is the question....

[Silver Rabbit]

If you had the choice, would you make a site as a flash or as just plain HTML.

I think that Flash would be greate to work in, but I am not going for anything big just a simple site, but Flash would be greate for all the graphics. But I am not plaining on having any movement on my pages, so Y both with flash, when you could make all the graphics as a Background Image and it would look pretty much the same.

What do you think would be better to do????

[maxximilian]

I love flash, but I have found that unless the flash is constructed very well, a flash-only site can be difficult to navigate and slow to load. My personal opinion is a combination. Flash for graphics, and HTML for text, links, etc. I use a Flash intro (with a skip option), but my main page is all HTML. Most people still use dial-up, so most of your visitors will be waiting around if your Flash file is large. I'm on cable, but I don't design for broadband-only people.

Also...if your site is one that gets updated often, you may find it easier to update HTML pages rather than editing a large flash file (unless you are good). Changing something as simple as a link (new URL) means opening up the Flash or Swish "working" file, finding and editing, exporting the .SWF, and uploading. I change pages all the time...adding and removing. If I used a Flash menu, then it would get to be a real pain after awhile trying to reflect all the changes.

[Silver Rabbit]

Thanx'
You realy helped me in making up my mind....:D

[Silver Rabbit]

I take back everything I said about Flash being great for graphics!!!!
They tryed to make image creation easy, yet it just messes you up all the time!!!!:mad:

Does anyone know how to make the functions, like how you make a line and when you go to make another it sucks it in, stop!!!
You figure, create a new layer and lock the editing on the others, but that does not work.

If I lost you, then just forget it.:D

[MishY]

Flash is awesome if done correctly. It's also excellent IMO only if the site needs it to be there.

For menus etc. I would much rather use DHTML as it's quicker loading usually.

Examples of it being done excellently :

www.oohbitey.com

www.chluaid.com

[Silver Rabbit]

That www.oohbitey.com is probly the coolest site I have ever seen!!!!
:eek:

[Steven.Bentley]

Flash has its place, but bear in mind two major problems:

Search Engines can't spider content inside it

It's not Accessible - despite what Macromedia promised for MX

[Silver Rabbit]

I, myself do not believe that Flash should be used to make a site, when I think of Flash, I think of Animations or games, but not something that is ment to hold and store information.

But it still looks cool:D