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Do you mean the banner ads?
AndyRM
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I'd guess at banner ads too.
Does it really matter? Despite what Apple would have you believe, there's nothing actually wrong with Flash.
Does it really matter? Despite what Apple would have you believe, there's nothing actually wrong with Flash.
The forum software currently defaults to using a flash uploader, which can be disabled in your account preferences - just untick the option: Use the Flash-based uploader to upload attachments ... and click Save at the bottom.
My understanding is that it will be replaced with a HTML5 uploader in a future release.
Cheers,
Shaun
My understanding is that it will be replaced with a HTML5 uploader in a future release.
Cheers,
Shaun
AndyRM
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[QUOTE 4319873, member: 259"]Apart from everything?[/QUOTE]
Well, no, but it did get seriously misused for a while which damaged its reputation, badly.
Like everything, when used for what it's intended, it's the best tool for the job.
Well, no, but it did get seriously misused for a while which damaged its reputation, badly.
Like everything, when used for what it's intended, it's the best tool for the job.
DaveReading
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Tanis8472
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A simple Google search throws up all the problems
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=a...firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&ei=dHheV4-iK6ON8Qfw-pCoCw
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=a...firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&ei=dHheV4-iK6ON8Qfw-pCoCw
PhilDawson8270
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Only Apple? Even Google has pulled the plug on Flash support too.
AndyRM
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Every plugin can be exploited online.
Yep, as have Amazon, Facebook and a host of others, but it was Steve Jobs who got the ball rolling with his near pathological hatred of it.
This article sums up my thoughts better than I can:
http://www.wired.com/2015/09/death-flash-may-not-entirely-good-web/
PhilDawson8270
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I followed this link, and the opening statement is
"YOU PROBABLY HATE Flash ads. They pop up in front of your webpages."
Which is quite ironic as there was then a flash pop up advert
Tanis8472
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Yes they can, html5 is not a plugin. Flash heavy sites make most browsers crash or grind to a near standstill.
AndyRM
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I know, plugin was the wrong word to use, I should just have said "Everything", and I do accept that Flash had many flaws.
To be honest most of my frustrations around Flash are with lazy designers and marketers who turned it into something people hated.
That and a good 6 months of getting shoot-hot at Actionscript ending up pretty much wasted!