Here is a very similar effect in canvas: http://29a.ch/2010/3/24/normal-mapping-with-javascript-and-c...
Dramatically faster on Chrome vs. Firefox. I think Google is right... javascript speed does make a difference.
This is what Flash can do in 2008
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Re: This is what Flash can do in 2008
#42Not respecting dvorak keyboard layout, even in 2008?
Lack of universal acceptance was one of the cons you either accepted, or naively overlooked, back when you decided dvorak was the way to go. It'd be nice to see it work in more places, sure, but it just ain't... you're conflating 'should' and 'could'.
The issue with ignoring dvorak is that any web browser (heck, nearly any application) will handle it just fine. Flash apparently doesn't, or makes doing simple things (like capturing +/- keystrokes) hard enough that people don't do them in a generic way.
Given that Flash is primarily used in the web browser, and most of the world doesn't use QWERTY, it's rather shameful.
A quick test on my end shows that the Flash example indeed does not respect dvorak, while a Javascript key event captures the same code regardless of layout. Including Japanese. How's Flash handle that?
Re: This is what Flash can do in 2008
#43Not respecting dvorak keyboard layout, even in 2008?
Lack of universal acceptance was one of the cons you either accepted, or naively overlooked, back when you decided dvorak was the way to go. It'd be nice to see it work in more places, sure, but it just ain't... you're conflating 'should' and 'could'.
Alternative keyboard layouts work for pretty much everything. Almost all applications rely on the OS to translate key mappings, so there's virtually no incompatibility to worry about. I don't think I've ever come across an application that didn't work just as well in Dvorak as Qwerty.
Re: This is what Flash can do in 2008
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Canvas is by all means a CPU hog and much slower than software-mode Flash. http://vimeo.com/10553088 But hey, Flash is dying, etc
Flash Games, demos, and webcomics are nice. However: No matter the codec or operating system, we should not NEED Flash to view video on the Web.
i completely agree
however, suppose you are about to design a video site for the common public back in 2005, what technology would you choose? quicktime? realplayer? windows media player?
i dont think flash video is unneeded any soon, even if html5 has a 70% adoption rate, people would still need flash for h.264 fallback
Re: This is what Flash can do in 2008
#45Not respecting dvorak keyboard layout, even in 2008?
Lack of universal acceptance was one of the cons you either accepted, or naively overlooked, back when you decided dvorak was the way to go. It'd be nice to see it work in more places, sure, but it just ain't... you're conflating 'should' and 'could'.
A snarky Apple fan could respond in the same way with regard to the absence of Flash on the iPhone products.
Re: This is what Flash can do in 2008
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Lack of universal acceptance was one of the cons you either accepted, or naively overlooked, back when you decided dvorak was the way to go. It'd be nice to see it work in more places, sure, but it just ain't... you're conflating 'should' and 'could'.
A snarky Apple fan could respond in the same way with regard to the absence of Flash on the iPhone products.
And additional mouse buttons.