DjLuki 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 is swish 2 the best software to make flash websites? that is the only one i ever used but only used ti for a month and it's the only i know of. is there any other type of software better than swish to make flash websites? if so please leave the link wher ei can find the,.Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyssen 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 In my opinion, the best thing to make Flash websites is Flash itself. Swish does somethings very well (like taking the tediousness out of animating text), but it doesn't have the same full-featured, robust authoring tools that Flash has.But then it depends just what sort of Flash site you're thinking of. I personally don't like Flash sites unless they're done very well and unfortunately, about 80% of the ones I see aren't. You may think you're impressing people with your skills, but a lot of Flash sites get navigation & accessibility issues really wrong which turns users away.Also, Flash content doesn't get indexed by search engines unless you import it into your movies as HTML. Even if you build the best-looking Flash site in the world, there's no point to it if people can't find it with a search engine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DjLuki 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 ok well what is some other cool program you can make websites with, besides frontpage , i got that but you can't do much with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyssen 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 I said in my post above, IMO, the only viable option for creating a whole Flash-based site is Flash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nagu 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 Swish is gud because of its easy useMacromedia flash is too gud because of its flexibility and power.You can even go for programs like Trendy Flash. It helps in creating full fledged Flash sites. Then amara software Link has a series of flash creation programsThen DreamingsoftLink also have some softwares to create flash contentsor you can follow the Link and choose among any of these big collection of software, all regarding flash. They also have wonder full review on all the softwaresHope that helps you in choosing a right software Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shigajet 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 I have SwishMax on my PC and although it can't do everything that Flash, I like it because it is easy to use. Be careful if you plan to use Flash for your site. Although it'll look stunning, the download time could be a drag for users who still have a dial-up connection. A way getting around this is to make an HTML version of the page and provide a choice of either HTML (for low-speed connections) or Flash (for high-speed connections, like broadband).Another alternative is to check out the AnfyFlash website. They've got some Flash and Javascript contents that you can download for free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DjLuki 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 ok thank you for the all those sites..also when i asked if there are ther good programs to makte sites.. i wasn't just talking about flash.. i was talking for all like html, php, and all that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyssen 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 ok thank you for the all those sites..also when i asked if there are ther good programs to makte sites.. i wasn't just talking about flash.. i was talking for all like html, php, and all that. You didn't say that to start with. You were asking about making Flash websites. For making HTML, ASP, PHP websites all you need is a text editor. You can do it in Notepad or Wordpad really. I like to use more powerful, web-dedicated text editors with added features like code colour highlighted and extended search & replace. I use AceHTML 5 freeware but there are others like Notepad++ too. Don't use Frontpage - it produces ugly, Microsoft-proprietry, overbloated code. WSYIWYG editors, in general, aren't really a good idea because you don't learn that quickly about the code that you're actually creating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites