Why exactly do ‘web designers’ choose to make their websites completely in flash? Especially when they don’t supply a HTML version? Flash looks all well and good, when used in moderation, but isn’t very accessible. True, pretty much everyone has Flash installed nowadays and people use it all the time, but if you find that one of your users doesn’t have it installed, or use an old browser that doesn’t support it; they can no longer see your content. And if you are like me and use flash blocking plugins (to disable adverts, etc), the user will have to take additional steps in adding websites to the plugin’s white-list. Flash for menus is a no-no for me, because if someone doesn’t have flash installed/enabled, they cannot navigate through your site at all, leaving them stuck on your homepage. I don’t see the trouble in using plain old simple HTML, and adding flash elements around it when needed – not to static images. I suppose you could say the same for client side scripting such as Javascript, which again a non-Javascript version should be applied also.
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You are right about flash and all its flaws. Flash is capable of producing some pretty good looking sites, maybe that’s why people choose to use it against the odds. Some of the best looking sites I have ever seen where in flash equipped with action script. Its really hard to say no to that.