JavaScript Forum

**shile** · 12-19-2005, 02:22 PM

I need (I want

to use flash navigation menus, flash langage selector and other stuff on my website (what needs mouseover and cettera).
I am doing php page with include or require functions...if I use flash for some mouseover effects I will be spared of making a huge list of javascript in my <head>.I dont want to call external .js file...I heard that its baad thing...

So the question is:
What you think..shell I use a flash as many as I can (to avoid javascript mouseovers, navigation, banners and other stuff) or should I combine javascript and flash?

Do I with execive flash usage do somehting bad (like page size and % of users that dont have flash instaled)?

Please post a advice...tnx

**0beron** · 12-19-2005, 09:36 PM

This sounds more of a JS issue than PHP - I've moved it here.

**funkdaddu** · 12-19-2005, 10:02 PM

I don't think you need to use Flash just for simple animation that can be done in JS. Unless the effects are really fancy and add to the the site. In my opinion, Flash is best for interactive demos and "entertainment" sites like movie sites, game sites... in most normal business websites, it's not really needed. I don't think adding a link to an external JS file is bad at all - it's actually better than just having it inline, because Search engine crawlers will only read the first xkb of code on a page, if it's linked externally you have a better chance of all your pages being searched completely.

**shile** · 12-20-2005, 02:13 AM

TNX....I will do as many as I can to use JS files...

**reli4nt** · 12-20-2005, 09:24 AM

If what you're doing is essential to the function of the site then dont do it in flash, fewer people have js turned on and flash has become virtually ubiquitous.

Otherwise use JS if size is an issue. Flash can dramatically increase download times.