On 6/4/05, Ryan A <ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey, > > > >>.swf files are not cached by the browsers? Seems they are, so you > > don't > > >>need to care about frames. Simply output the html needed to load the > > >>flash file each time, the flash will be downloaded only once. > .......... > > > Yep, but the animation and the intro music will play each time...which I > am > > > guessing can > > > be quite irritating. > .......... > > It's > > very irritating everytime, even the first time. And it might very > > well be the reason why it's also the last time. > > > :-) its for a womens site....mostly beauty tips, household tips and whatever > else they talk about, > so I dont think they will find it too irritating...the first time, but if it > keeps reloading I'm pretty > sure they will get p!ssed....so back to the main q....frames? iframes? > something else? what? Personally I reckon: a) you should simplify that flash banner quite a bit. It keeps animating for a long time(forever?). You're drawing the readers attention away from the site, and to a flash banner. I think for subsequent pages, there should be no animation(at all), and for the initial page it should have stopped completely after 5-7 seconds. b) to implement this, personally I'd inject a querystring(GET) variable into every hyperlink or form, and have flash prevent the use of animation if such a variable is set. That way if people leave the site and comeback, they'll see the animation. This means they'll see your hard work often enough to appreciate it, but not often enough to piss them off. c) I'd suggest providing an image alternative - just incase the viewers don't have flash. > > Thanks, > Ryan > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.2 - Release Date: 6/4/2005 > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
