Macromedia.com invisible?
Congratulations Macromedia, with a new site. I like the design, but that is about all the good things I can say about the site.
I guess it is true that a picture is worth more than a thousand words. In this case its worth more than any words, because without Flash - using Opera - this is what I get:
I guess Macromedia isn't all too interested in trying to push Flash on me either, not even to allow me to view their site..
Branden has some comments about the new Macromedia site that is worth reading.
[Update] The MM site does not work in Opera 7.02. It gets stuck in a loop the startup screen with the "Initiating Application Manager..." coming in, and then a glimse of the menu, before it start all over. Highly unusable. (This with the Flash 6 player installed).
we are working with Opera to resolve the issue.
the problem is because Opera continually reloads the flash content, so it is difficult if not impossible for us to work around.
mike chambers
mesh@macromedia.com
Posted by: Mike Chambers - kl: 18:10, 06 March, 2003 - #623Why is it I am not seeing that problem on any of the other Flash MX/6 sites I have tried? And why is it that you are not checking for browser and redirecting Opera users to a static page?
Posted by: Jarle - kl: 18:22, 06 March, 2003 - #624As an interim solution you can go to the following URL and select HTML version:
http://www.macromedia.com/help/accessibility.html
fyi, you should be able to load the main page now.
there was a bug with the way that Opera handles & in the flash vars params, which made it keep reloading it.
Also, see:
http://www.markme.com/mesh/archives/001871.cfm
for more comments on the website and browser compatibility.
mike chambers
mesh@macromedia.com
Dude, I really dont think you should be posting MikeChambers posts, without asking him for permision.
one think is if you do this:
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we are working with Opera to resolve the issue.
the problem is because Opera continually reloads the flash content, so it is difficult if not impossible for us to work around.
mike chambers
mesh@macromedia.com
Posted by: Mike Chambers on March 6, 2003 06:10 PM
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or place a disclaimer, that mike didnt come to your site and posted.
Just my 2cents
Posted by: guest - kl: 17:03, 11 March, 2003 - #642LOL. As far as I can tell, Mike DID come to this blog and posted what HE posted. :-)
Posted by: Jarle - kl: 17:05, 11 March, 2003 - #643Ever try to remove Flash from a browser? As far as I can tell its impossible to strip it out of IE without breaking a few other things along the way.
Posted by: john - kl: 22:58, 22 April, 2003 - #809Opera is not a real browser. It is just a toy. Every version of it work different. It has a lot of bugs. I do not like this browser. Macromedia does not have to support it.
Posted by: Bruce - kl: 10:34, 02 March, 2004 - #2103Bruce, I don't think you know what you are talking about. Opera is one of the fastest and most standard abiding browsers out there today.
I think its a good thing that Macromedia worked closely with Opera to fix the bugs on Macromedia.com. I also think its important for companies such as Macromedia to support Opera.
Especially since Opera has become one of the major browsers to use in any embedded systems.
Posted by: Jarle - kl: 10:59, 02 March, 2004 - #2104http://weblog.bergersen.net/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/21
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