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Flash avoidance

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27 Oct 2002

Brent Simmons says, "I don�t miss Flash in the least tiny bit." He deleted Flash from his system and discovered that he really doesn’t need it.

I’ve been using the Proxomitron to disable Flash (among other things) for about two years. The number of people that are removing or disabling Flash is growing.

If you are using Flash when building your site, remember that not everyone has Flash installed. Make sure to provide non-Flash content. A number of sites use Flash navigation. That’s just plain dumb. Anyone who visits your site without Flash won’t be able to get past your home page.

If you still use a Flash splash screen, remove it. Splash screens are obnoxious. They make people pass a hurdle to get to your site. If someone wants to visit your site why slow them down with a useless screen?

If you still insist on using a splash screen, make sure that the "Skip Intro" link is in text, not Flash. That way people who don’t have flash will still be able to click through to your main site.

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