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Re: Smokescreen - a Flash player written in Javascript and HTML5

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Post by CrazedGeek »

est wrote: post #49
zweben wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some people probably just assume that switching to HTML5 content always uses fewer CPU resources. There are plenty of informed reasons to prefer HTML content over Flash though. One is that putting performance into the hands of multiple companies will introduce competition. Just like with Javascript speeds, you can expect browser-makers to start racing in other areas of HTML5 performance. I wouldn't be surprised to se…

> One is that putting performance into the hands of multiple companies will introduce competition. Just like with Javascript speeds the Actionscript VM is open source. I remember there is an LLVM implementation days ago.

And would that ever get into a mainline Flash Player release?

Re: Smokescreen - a Flash player written in Javascript and HTML5

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Post by ars »

watty wrote: post #42
ars wrote: post #23

This needs to be packaged as a firefox addon and be completely transparent. It would be great.

Why? Performance is worse and you're not "stickin" it to Adobe at all since you're still watching Flash content (SWF rendered in HTML5).

I'm not trying to "stick it". It's just an alternative to flash when the plugin is not available to you.

Re: Smokescreen - a Flash player written in Javascript and HTML5

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Post by EricButler »

watty wrote: post #45
megablast wrote: post #41

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Clearly somebody who really likes flash ads, but for some reason doesn't like adobe?

Yet he doesn't realize he's supporting Adobe and Flash...

I don't like flash on the web, but I do occasionally run across a site that requires flash for navigation. I thought an extension would be interesting. Also, I have an ad blocker.

Re: Smokescreen - a Flash player written in Javascript and HTML5

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Post by devinj »

est wrote: post #48
tvon wrote: post #20

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I believe this example is a SWF running in Canvas (as opposed to vanilla HTML5). Regardless, with HTML5 you have all the benefits of an OSS rendering engine where performance can be improved by individual implementors (eg, Apple improving WebKit on A4/ARM) or groups of developers with similar interests (eg, Google/Apple/other contributors to WebKit for x86). Where as with Adobe's Flash plugin, you're pretty much redu…

> with HTML5 you have all the benefits of an OSS rendering engine where performance can be improved by individual implementors this, my friend, is why HTML5 is never a competitor to Flash. Write once, debug everywhere, hell I'll just stick with Flash.

He's not your friend, guy. That phrase needs to go away.

Re: Smokescreen - a Flash player written in Javascript and HTML5

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Post by pizzaman »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfmbZkqORX4

yes, it's all still being improved and the engines will be a lot faster in a few years, but how about first creating a true alternative, then start bashing flash.

I don't mind getting rid of flash, but please, lets try to move forward with technology at the same time. Not two steps back, just to remove a competitor so we end up at the same point three years later...

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