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Re: discussion of the future of the WWP
bruce 2013-Feb-14 08:58:00
Hi Caroling
As I understand it the issue with HTML5 is that there is no common standard as yet and that a consequence is that there are issues with some browsers which can cause problems with access. I'm sure one of the more tech savvy will correct me if that's wrong. My point is that we ought to be offering WWP to as wide an audience as possible and as that audience will be more and more dependent on Tablets/Smartphones then this is an important consideration - unless, of course, we decide that the group will instead become a niche within the 'professional' interactive imaging community.
That would not be my favoured option and I am presenting it as very black and white when I'm sure that a more middle ground path could be followed.
Regards
Bruce Hemming
--- In #removed#, Caroling Geary wrote:
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> Yes, all good points. How can WWP bite all these bullets, I wonder?
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> I would add that desktops are getting bigger with multiple larger displays, at least for movies and creative work. Tablets will have to be bigger for the aging population that cannot see or manipulate tiny screens. These older people also become increasingly immobile. The beauty of large detailed computer displays surely will continue to be important. At least for me.
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> I found that I can convert Flash movies to HTML5 without knowing the code. Is HTML5 a headache mostly because of the size and complexity of the code? Or because the extra coding for panoramas is so difficult? Or because people such as I do not know how to create it? -- Caroling of wholeo.net
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> On Feb 12, 2013, at 6:57 AM, bruce wrote:
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> > I'm not particularly bothered by the FB issues but I do see it as part of a wider issue. In my opinion the future of personal computing will involve Tablets and Smartphones and desktops will be relegated for office use only - might take a while but I do think that is where we are headed.
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> > As FB is so much part of that experience I think that if we want to engage with those users then some kind of presence is inevitable. Which of course brings up the whole headache of HTML5 - but it's there anyway so we will have to bite the bullet at some point.
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