Hi. I thought flash no longer exists.
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Hi. I thought flash no longer exists.
It still exists but my browser always asks first
It was good while it lasted. My site was done all in Flash. Long live Flash LOL
Huh, weird. Windows 10 updated Adobe Flash on my computer recently, if I'm not mistaken...
wow
If I am not mistaken which I may be, the problem with flash is flash does not play on mobile phones. That's why if there ia any doubt I would do a gif animation, but then it's difficult to get a smooth animation without increasing the file size, so that is where css comes in.
Flash player is still available for Windows. Current version 32.0. It was mainly sidelined once Apple refused to port it to their mobiles. It did work on Android devices, and still does as far as I'm aware.
Gif's are a poor substitute. I now use Hippani Animator 5 for basic HTML5 animations and recently purchased Saola Animate which is far more advanced than Hippani and a bit of a learning curve.
Flash was ditched because it had become a security risk.
HTML5 is/was supposed to take care of the need for flash.
I'm still waiting for everything to be sorted.
Well, for a ditched product, it's still alive and freely available.Quote:
Originally Posted by TwoEdgedSword
It doesn't come close to the capabilities of flash.Quote:
HTML5 is/was supposed to take care of the need for flash.
That is a lifelong wait.Quote:
I'm still waiting for everything to be sorted.
guys guys...... lets get real..
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/...-flash-gordon/
:)
So are Atari and Commodore 64 games.Quote:
Originally Posted by pauland
HTML5 is still being defined.
Perhaps you don't plan on living much longer.
In many ways HTML5 is better.
Flash is still a security problem.
Use at your own risk, ymmv.
I liked flash quite a bit.
Was sorry to see it go.
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Originally Posted by TwoEdgedSword
Yes, it's only been a few years now..Quote:
HTML5 is still being defined.
Not exactly my plan, but maybe you have some insight with the grim reaper.Quote:
Perhaps you don't plan on living much longer.
Yes, but in many ways it's totally inferior to Flash.Quote:
In many ways HTML5 is better.
And we can all be glad that everything else is super secure. I don't think.Quote:
Flash is still a security problem.
I don't really because the demise of Flash as a browser renderer (which is what it is) is more about software politics than technical issues and Flash was dead when Jobs protected the appstore from the sophisticated applications that Flash was capable of.Quote:
Use at your own risk, ymmv.
Me too.Quote:
I liked flash quite a bit.
It's not quite dead yet. It's still used for cross-platform development building app for IOS, Android, PC and Mac. I have developed a few apps on IOS and Android. I have a few bespoke flash-based game apps running in specialist venues with large projection screens ( think in tens of feet ), controlled by touch.Quote:
Was sorry to see it go.
I'm not championing Flash but I don't like it being kicked even if it's down.
I have a feeling I haven't yet made my last Flash app..
I like your reply Paul ;)
you can say that again...Quote:
Originally Posted by pauland
apple did a similar thing to wnidows users when it pulled supprt for windows quicktime - I have to have quicktime installed if I want ToonBoom to import/export, render on the hoof in an unrestricted manner, but I would rather not....Quote:
I don't really because the demise of Flash as a browser renderer (which is what it is) is more about software politics than technical issues and Flash was dead when Jobs protected the appstore from the sophisticated applications that Flash was capable of.
... just catching up on the US Supreme Court ruling upholding the decision that consumers can sue Apple if they think they have been overcharged in the app store as a result of 'sqeezing out' competition...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...es-us-supreme/
I think the mega bucks come from console games. We buy quite a lot of apps (games mostly) and generally they are pretty cheap. Incredibly cheap in comparison with any console.Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn
Apple isn't much of a software producer so the real problem is the royalties that developers pay - I think it's about 30%. No wonder Jobs wouldn't let Flash anywhere near the IOS platform!
could be though that the apple is becoming over-ripe... >:)
and then there's whats app - security hack that the phone user doesn't even need to do anything to initiate... encryption is super secure eh.. well apparently not
though the hacks appear to have been targeted..... [this time round]
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...essaging-apps/
It's very greedy in many ways. In some ways it can be generous.Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn