[UPHPU] IE z-index bug and CSS vs. table layout

[cole at colejoplin.com]

Hi All,

> Flash content can be just as dynamic and database/xml driven as HTML.

For those who attended the meeting on PHP to Flash communications, you  
know how Flash can use PHP as a database conduit.

>> Second, to my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong) Flash doesn't let you
>> leverage the browser controls to change font size etc.  That ability can
>> be important for some people.

There are two options. First, anyone can right-click on a Flash movie,  
and zoom. Second, you can add a font sizer programatically, similar to  
way many Flash movies allow you to turn sound on or off. It's not  
using the browser controls, but it gets the job done.

>> Third, since Flash is used primarily for ads, I browse the web with
>> Firefox with the FlashBlock extension,
>
> I don't agree with that. The percentage of people that block flash is
> exceptionally low.

I'd think it would be low. I think the bigger danger is an IE content  
warning bar scenario. Where it doesn't even display the Flash. There  
is a workaround for Flash that avoids this, but it uses javascript.

As for video, a five minute tutorial thing might be nice. Take a  
digital cam out on the slopes. Do a little editing on your computer.  
 From there, you can use Flash 8's internal video codecs to avoid the  
whole AVI/MOV/RM nonsense. Just use the Flash video player component  
and you're done. (Yea, easy for me to say)

I'm planning on taking some family videos onto my website, for other  
family to see, sometime soon. And that's how I'll be doing it.

-- Cole