Comments on: swfIR (swf Image Replacement) http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/ Web design news and insights since 1995 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Newcastle Student Accommodation http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-37880 Newcastle Student Accommodation Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:36:47 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-37880 I've been searching for ages for something similar to this (swfIR), has anyone found anything better? if so please post the links! I’ve been searching for ages for something similar to this (swfIR), has anyone found anything better? if so please post the links!

]]> By: German Rumm's blog http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-10495 German Rumm's blog Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:05:23 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-10495 <strong>swfIR flicker fix</strong> A while ago I wrote about swfIR and the “flicker” bug it has. Several people came to that post through Google looking for a fix, so I decided to write one. What’s the problem When page loads, images disappear for a fraction of secon... swfIR flicker fix

A while ago I wrote about swfIR and the “flicker” bug it has. Several people came to that post through Google looking for a fix, so I decided to write one.

What’s the problem

When page loads, images disappear for a fraction of secon…

]]> By: Daniel http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-9687 Daniel Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:15:38 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-9687 I'm sorry, I don't agree on how "standard-based" this design-concept is. All you do is server-side render something that is standard and then, if possible, client-side replace it with something non standard-based. I'd rather see something using SVG for this, in case its enabled by browser or plug-in. I wonder if that exists? Still it would be a hack, but it would be beautiful to switch that hack off as soon as a majority comes with a good browser.. How much people actually come here without an SVG browser? IE anyone? :) I’m sorry, I don’t agree on how “standard-based” this design-concept is. All you do is server-side render something that is standard and then, if possible, client-side replace it with something non standard-based.

I’d rather see something using SVG for this, in case its enabled by browser or plug-in. I wonder if that exists? Still it would be a hack, but it would be beautiful to switch that hack off as soon as a majority comes with a good browser..

How much people actually come here without an SVG browser? IE anyone? :)

]]> By: 3stripe http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-9071 3stripe Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:29:07 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-9071 I think the concept of degradable and unobtrusive Flash "content blocks" is a real winner, it's something I've been building into a lot of Wordpress powered sites recently. Look forward to trying this out and seeing the project shape up. I think the concept of degradable and unobtrusive Flash “content blocks” is a real winner, it’s something I’ve been building into a lot of WordPress powered sites recently.

Look forward to trying this out and seeing the project shape up.

]]> By: Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8997 Jeffrey Zeldman Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:41:54 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8997 <blockquote> sIFR has been doing this for header text for a couple years now. </blockquote> Indeed it has. And that's why swfIR was named after it. :) BTW, the inventors of sIFR will speak for us at <a href="http://www.aneventapart.com/news/2007/02/an_event_apart_seattle_2007.php" rel="nofollow">An Event Apart Seattle</a>.

sIFR has been doing this for header text for a couple years now.

Indeed it has. And that’s why swfIR was named after it. :)

BTW, the inventors of sIFR will speak for us at An Event Apart Seattle.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8988 Ryan Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:10:20 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8988 <a href="http://wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr/" rel="nofollow">sIFR</a> has been doing this for header text for a couple years now. sIFR has been doing this for header text for a couple years now.

]]> By: Godbit Discussion Forum / swfIR: swf Image Replacement and Accessibility http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8908 Godbit Discussion Forum / swfIR: swf Image Replacement and Accessibility Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:00:46 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8908 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Has anyone seen/used the new way of handling images with swfIR: swf Image Replacement? This look like a really neat and easy to use way of transforming images in more complex ways than possible with standard HTML. According to Jeffrey Zeldman it supports standards-based design concepts. Is that completely correct when it comes to accessibility? What is the effect on page load times? Does it degrade properly for mobile web users and users without flash?I'm just curious about this new tool because it seems like a neat way of manipulating images. Please share your thoughts He will return... Offline   [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Has anyone seen/used the new way of handling images with swfIR: swf Image Replacement? This look like a really neat and easy to use way of transforming images in more complex ways than possible with standard HTML. According to Jeffrey Zeldman it supports standards-based design concepts. Is that completely correct when it comes to accessibility? What is the effect on page load times? Does it degrade properly for mobile web users and users without flash?I’m just curious about this new tool because it seems like a neat way of manipulating images. Please share your thoughts He will return… Offline   [...]

]]> By: Cosa si può fare con swfIR? | <edit> - Il blog di HTML.it http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8845 Cosa si può fare con swfIR? | <edit> - Il blog di HTML.it Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:15:39 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8845 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Il nome è evocativo, e rimanda immediatamente alla sIFR, la tecnica creata da Mike Davidson per rimpiazzare testo definito nell'HTML con un equivalente in Flash. swfIR fa la stessa cosa, ma invece che testo rimpiazza immagini, il tutto con una combinazione di Javascript non intrusivo, progressive enhancement e Flash (parola di Jeffrey Zeldman).Ciò consente l'aggiunta di particolari effetti alle immagini stesse (ombreggiatura, bordi, rotazione, elasticità), anche dal vivo, ovvero in seguito ad un'azione del visitatore utente (provate a giocare con i checkbox a sinistra dell'immagine centrale della home page). Interessante anche l'esempio dell'header elastico (provate in questo caso a ingrandire le dimensioni del testo con il vostro browser), così come quello degli angoli arrotondati interni. Che ne dite?Una cosa però l'ho realizzata subito e si ricollega alla discussione nata intorno a questo post. Chi vuole lo può usare come mezzo per impedire il salvataggio delle immagini con i mezzi canonici ;). Niente gif trasparenti sovrapposte, niente tasti destri disabilitati... Certo, chi vuole darà un'occhiata al codice HTML, vedrà da dove viene l'immagine, etc, etc, etc, ma queste cose ce le siamo già dette. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Il nome è evocativo, e rimanda immediatamente alla sIFR, la tecnica creata da Mike Davidson per rimpiazzare testo definito nell’HTML con un equivalente in Flash. swfIR fa la stessa cosa, ma invece che testo rimpiazza immagini, il tutto con una combinazione di Javascript non intrusivo, progressive enhancement e Flash (parola di Jeffrey Zeldman).Ciò consente l’aggiunta di particolari effetti alle immagini stesse (ombreggiatura, bordi, rotazione, elasticità), anche dal vivo, ovvero in seguito ad un’azione del visitatore utente (provate a giocare con i checkbox a sinistra dell’immagine centrale della home page). Interessante anche l’esempio dell’header elastico (provate in questo caso a ingrandire le dimensioni del testo con il vostro browser), così come quello degli angoli arrotondati interni. Che ne dite?Una cosa però l’ho realizzata subito e si ricollega alla discussione nata intorno a questo post. Chi vuole lo può usare come mezzo per impedire il salvataggio delle immagini con i mezzi canonici ;). Niente gif trasparenti sovrapposte, niente tasti destri disabilitati… Certo, chi vuole darà un’occhiata al codice HTML, vedrà da dove viene l’immagine, etc, etc, etc, ma queste cose ce le siamo già dette. [...]

]]> By: Daring Fireball Linked List: February 2007 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8841 Daring Fireball Linked List: February 2007 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:05:25 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8841 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Says Zeldman: [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Says Zeldman: [...]

]]> By: Il Ginepraio http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8820 Il Ginepraio Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:01:47 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8820 <strong>Arriva swfIR (swf Image Replacement)</strong> Si scrive swfIR, ma si pronuncia swiffer, come precisa Jeffrey Zeldman nel post in cui presenta questo nuova tecnica elaborata da suoi collaboratori in Happy Cog che, sfruttando Flash e un pizzico di javascript (meno di 12 kilobyte), consente di elabor... Arriva swfIR (swf Image Replacement)

Si scrive swfIR, ma si pronuncia swiffer, come precisa Jeffrey Zeldman nel post in cui presenta questo nuova tecnica elaborata da suoi collaboratori in Happy Cog che, sfruttando Flash e un pizzico di javascript (meno di 12 kilobyte), consente di elabor…

]]> By: Dan Mall http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8816 Dan Mall Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:46:27 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8816 <a href="#comment-8774" title="Jon L.’s comment" rel="nofollow">Jon L.</a>: Thanks for the feedback. We’re certainly aware of the issue and we’ll soon be fixing that in an upcoming release. Thanks! Jon L.: Thanks for the feedback. We’re certainly aware of the issue and we’ll soon be fixing that in an upcoming release. Thanks!

]]> By: Alex Hillman http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8807 Alex Hillman Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:53:23 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8807 @Jeffrey, Something has been funky with dreamhost the last couple of days....It's up right now, 9:46AM EST. Without the www. prefix the site won't load. I've submitted a help request to support. Thanks for trying to check it out though...I'll drop you a line personally when things get resolved to see if you've had a chance to get into it. Thanks again! @Jeffrey,
Something has been funky with dreamhost the last couple of days….It’s up right now, 9:46AM EST. Without the www. prefix the site won’t load. I’ve submitted a help request to support.

Thanks for trying to check it out though…I’ll drop you a line personally when things get resolved to see if you’ve had a chance to get into it.

Thanks again!

]]> By: Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8806 Jeffrey Zeldman Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:57:23 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8806 @Alex Hillman, <a href="http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/png2swf/" rel="nofollow">Dangerously Awesome</a> is firing blanks. @Alex Hillman, Dangerously Awesome is firing blanks.

]]> By: swfIR // shorty114.net http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8794 swfIR // shorty114.net Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:15:18 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8794 [...] It arrived for text, and it was only a matter of time. Today I ventured to my feed reader and I was met today by quite a few posts announcing swifIR, Flash-based image replacement. Why? [...] [...] It arrived for text, and it was only a matter of time. Today I ventured to my feed reader and I was met today by quite a few posts announcing swifIR, Flash-based image replacement. Why? [...]

]]> By: Scott Fegette: swfIR Image Replacement http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8784 Scott Fegette: swfIR Image Replacement Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:15:51 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/02/27/swfir-swf-image-replacement/#comment-8784 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] You can read more at the swfIR site, and find additional commentary at both Jeffrey Zeldman and Mike Davidson's weblogs (as they cued me in on swfIR to begin with). Good stuff. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] You can read more at the swfIR site, and find additional commentary at both Jeffrey Zeldman and Mike Davidson’s weblogs (as they cued me in on swfIR to begin with). Good stuff. [...]

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