proj-imim:
Re: Java/JavaScript problems
Paul Ellis 2000-May-15 00:58:54
Hi Denis and others
>> 3) Assuming it's technically feasible, concentrate further development on
>> incorporation into Flash, so that complete virtual tours can be delivered
>> within Flash. Reasons:
>
> Not ok with that. If we use java instead of Quicktime is (not only, but …) not
> to have a plugin / download problem.
> I would prefer to use wired sprite in QuickTime if i need more interactivity.
But as I said:
>> * A Java pano cannot be guaranteed to be viewable. Because of the
>> possibility of hostile applets, many corporates filter out Java at the
>> firewall. However, I've found the same corporates usually allow Flash
>> through.
This is a download problem.
The point is not one of more interactivity: the point is to make
interactivity work reliably and consistently. We've already discovered that
Java/JavaScript communication is impossible with IE/Mac. Now, the news is
that Microsoft have dissolved the IE/Mac engineering team. So, this is a
permanent problem.
I return to Flash as an (apparently) self-contained environment, allowing us
to escape from the vagaries of Java/JavaScript implementations. Furthermore,
flash should allow us to use vector graphics for a proportion of our
navigation controls, reducing file size and download time.
> If you use PTPicker that is free and a limited edition of PS5, you have
> everything free …
Yes, that's true.
> Could you tell me where i could see some flash+panoramic or flash+object stuff
> with good quality please ?
No, because I believe Flash doesn't currently have onboard support for any
VR formats. QTVR supports Flash; Carol Geary has some examples of panoramas
with Flash tracks. I've also seen QT movies with embedded Flash rollover
navigation.
But, that's QTVR, which doesn't do spheres... and I wonder whether it's ever
likely to? :-)
regards
Paul Ellis
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