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I really hate when designers use flash for basic text elements without some sort of backup text behind it. My proxy blocks flash, and this results in a very bro

I really hate when designers use flash for basic text elements without some sort of backup text behind it. My proxy blocks flash, and this results in a very broken website.

haribilalic 15y ago
It's sIFR[1]. It was one of the more popular techniques for embedding custom fonts into pages, before CSS-based web fonts. It should degrade gracefully without Flash; it does for me, using ClickToFlash with Safari. 1. http://novemberborn.net/sifr3 http://novemberborn.net/sifr3
- drivebyacct2 15y ago
  http://k.min.us/ik7yRo.png http://k.min.us/ik7yRo.png
- lloeki 15y ago
  Unfortunately Chrome built-in plugin blocker is not smart enough, and neither is its FlashBlock extension.
hartror 15y ago
I block flash by default and only enable it on a site by site or case by case basis.
- gplaya2323 15y ago
  "case by case basis" AKA Porn sites. Nice wording though. Almost fooled us!
- rjbond3rd 15y ago
  I definitely agree. Flash Block is an essential add-on.
  - kenjackson 15y ago
    Curious, why? I've looked at Flash perf on my machine (Thinkpad, Core2Duo, Win7) and streamed 1080p video at 35% CPU utilization. I've never noticed any perf degredation using Flash and never had a crash as a result of it. I know people generally dislike it on mobile devices, but for a laptop/desktop class machine it seems pretty lightweight at even the biggest tasks.
    - hartror 15y ago
      I run Linux mostly which flash is a bit of a dog on unfortunately.
    - blntechie 15y ago
      I do it to prevent the autoplay of videos in almost all news sites and huge ugly flash banner ads.
      - kenjackson 15y ago
        Thanks, I hadn't considered that. I don't go to many sites with either, so I never noticed, but I think the NYTimes might have some.
    - lukifer 15y ago
      That's because you're on Windows. On Mac and Linux, Flash eats CPU while doing nothing, and frequently stutters on mere 480p.
technomancy 15y ago
They should make some special glasses for viewing web pages without getting headaches from flash.

I really hate when designers use flash for basic text elements without some sort of backup text behind it. My proxy blocks flash, and this results in a very broken website.

haribilalic 15y ago

It's sIFR[1]. It was one of the more popular techniques for embedding custom fonts into pages, before CSS-based web fonts. It should degrade gracefully without Flash; it does for me, using ClickToFlash with Safari. 1. http://novemberborn.net/sifr3 http://novemberborn.net/sifr3

drivebyacct2 15y ago
http://k.min.us/ik7yRo.png http://k.min.us/ik7yRo.png
lloeki 15y ago
Unfortunately Chrome built-in plugin blocker is not smart enough, and neither is its FlashBlock extension.

hartror 15y ago

I block flash by default and only enable it on a site by site or case by case basis.

gplaya2323 15y ago
"case by case basis" AKA Porn sites. Nice wording though. Almost fooled us!
rjbond3rd 15y ago
I definitely agree. Flash Block is an essential add-on.
- kenjackson 15y ago
  Curious, why? I've looked at Flash perf on my machine (Thinkpad, Core2Duo, Win7) and streamed 1080p video at 35% CPU utilization. I've never noticed any perf degredation using Flash and never had a crash as a result of it. I know people generally dislike it on mobile devices, but for a laptop/desktop class machine it seems pretty lightweight at even the biggest tasks.
  - hartror 15y ago
    I run Linux mostly which flash is a bit of a dog on unfortunately.
  - blntechie 15y ago
    I do it to prevent the autoplay of videos in almost all news sites and huge ugly flash banner ads.
    - kenjackson 15y ago
      Thanks, I hadn't considered that. I don't go to many sites with either, so I never noticed, but I think the NYTimes might have some.
  - lukifer 15y ago
    That's because you're on Windows. On Mac and Linux, Flash eats CPU while doing nothing, and frequently stutters on mere 480p.

technomancy 15y ago

They should make some special glasses for viewing web pages without getting headaches from flash.