Pet Hates

[Dave]

emmettb said:

I was'nt able to copy the script from the flash application . Emmett

Reading Emmett's grumble today about not being able to copy text when it's displayed in Flash reminded me of the thing I probably hate most about the Internet - Websites (or E-cards!) that use badly designed Macromedia Flash displays for completely unsuitable purposes - such as displaying large amounts of text.

Rather than take the Odyssey thread Off Topic, I thought I'd start a "Pet Hates" thread - so to start the ball rolling, here's my Pet Hate - my RANT! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif Has anyone else got any pet hates they wish to share with us (rational or irrational) that completely wind them up - like Flash does to me?

I HATE reading long text reports in Flash. The E-card Bio of Hayley (Odyssey - The Album) is a good example of why.

There are 16 paragraphs of text, all in a TINY font size and with never more than two paragraphs visible at a time. Yet it could ALL be fitted on one screen, at that font size.

You cannot enlarge the text or highlight it to make it easier to read (as you can on normal web pages).

You cannot copy the text into to another application to make it easier to read.

You cannot save it for later reference or to share (as Emmett wanted to).

Only a TINY one twelfth of the screen area is used to display it (at the commonest 1024x768 resolution) - what a waste!

You are forced to keep clicking tiny scroll arrows to read all the text and MUST use the mouse, which is sometimes highly inconvenient.

In fact, the use of Flash to display text as it's done in Hayley's E-card is the worst possible way that's ever been invented. Goodness only knows why Flash is used for this purpose as the most likely result is of many (especially older) people completely skipping it - it will simply never be read in full by a large proportion of people - including me.

The only sensible way to display long text messages/reports in Flash is to ALWAYS provide an embedded link to an alternative (standard html web-page) way of reading the text. When WILL these people ever learn?

Flash is good for overall effect, making a webpage look "pretty" in pictures and audio/video... but it is completely unsuitable for displaying large amounts of text. Shame on Hayley's E-card designers - and on Decca for accepting it.

Grrr!!! Rant Over. Any more 'Pet Hates'?

[Oksana]

Eh... grammar errors, Hollywood, gossip, litter, Hollywood, rap music, excessive use of web lingo, Hollywood, and... Hollywood. Most of Hollywood, anyway.

[Raymond]

I also don't like rap music, don't like Hong Kong pop music.

This is my 100th post. I become a full member now.

[Richard]

Congratulations on your 100th post Raymond!

I can think of one little pet hate straight away. I really don't understand people who can't appreciate Hayley's singing. These people are quite rare, but most of them seem to work for the press!

I'm glad I'm not a journalist! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Best Wishes from London,

Richard

[roger]

My pet hates are (in no particular order):

Spiders (too many legs)
Cushions (don't like sharing a comfortable chair with a bag of feathers)
Rap music (music?)
Traffic (I don't drive)
Having to get up in the morning!
Having to go to bed at night!!
Getting kicked offline when I'm trying to post to the forum (thankfully a rare event since I got broadband, YAY)
Making my 500th post the other day and nobody noticed ! lol
Not seeing Hayley as often as I would like.

And last but not least....

Not knowing who someone really is!

Roger

[Joe]

My pet hates...

stupid TV commercials
reality TV shows
smoking
bad neighbors
rap music
drivers playing loud music
lazy co-workers
bad spellers
so-called movie stars
this old computer
dial-up slowness
no BBC America
commercialized Christmas
high gas/petrol prices
junk journalism
certain high-ranking US politicians
terrorism
road mending work
pot-holes

[emmettb]

dave said:

Reading Emmett's grumble today about not being able to copy text when it's displayed in Flash reminded me of the thing I probably hate most about the Internet - Websites (or E-cards!) that use badly designed Macromedia Flash displays for completely unsuitable purposes - such as displaying large amounts of text.

Rather than take the Odyssey thread Off Topic, I thought I'd start a "Pet Hates" thread - so to start the ball rolling, here's my Pet Hate - my RANT! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif Has anyone else got any pet hates they wish to share with us (rational or irrational) that completely wind them up - like Flash does to me?

I HATE reading long text reports in Flash. The E-card Bio of Hayley (Odyssey - The Album) is a good example of why.

There are 16 paragraphs of text, all in a TINY font size and with never more than two paragraphs visible at a time. Yet it could ALL be fitted on one screen, at that font size.

You cannot enlarge the text or highlight it to make it easier to read (as you can on normal web pages).

You cannot copy the text into to another application to make it easier to read.

You cannot save it for later reference or to share (as Emmett wanted to).

Only a TINY one twelfth of the screen area is used to display it (at the commonest 1024x768 resolution) - what a waste!

You are forced to keep clicking tiny scroll arrows to read all the text and MUST use the mouse, which is sometimes highly inconvenient.

In fact, the use of Flash to display text as it's done in Hayley's E-card is the worst possible way that's ever been invented. Goodness only knows why Flash is used for this purpose as the most likely result is of many (especially older) people completely skipping it - it will simply never be read in full by a large proportion of people - including me.

The only sensible way to display long text messages/reports in Flash is to ALWAYS provide an embedded link to an alternative (standard html web-page) way of reading the text. When WILL these people ever learn?

Flash is good for overall effect, making a webpage look "pretty" in pictures and audio/video... but it is completely unsuitable for displaying large amounts of text. Shame on Hayley's E-card designers - and on Decca for accepting it.

Grrr!!! Rant Over. Any more 'Pet Hates'?

Hi Dave,

There you go let it all out........ i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

I agree with you, I hate flash. It usually puts me off a website becuase most of the time it never works. Also there is not much interaction with flash like savings pictures or copying script. Like you said it only gets used because it looks good with images sliding around.

I doubt many people actually read the text on the E-card apart from fans because it really is a strain on the eyes.

With reference to Raymonds, Rogers and Joes Pet Hates, I could probably fill a good few pages with stuff but I'm not going to get wound up about it.

My solution to all Pet Hates is to listen to 'Odyssey' and relax .


Emmett

[Richard]

emmettb said:

My solution to all Pet Hates is to listen to 'Odyssey' and relax

Hello Emmett!

That works for me too, but I also like to watch Hayley's DVD. It beats broadcast television any day! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

I'm feeling relaxed just thinking about it, so please wake me up in time for Hayley's concert at St. James's Church, Piccadilly on 22nd September!

See you there,

Richard

[Oksana]

I forgot to add one more. Songs that used the word 'baby' excessively, not referring to an infant (ie. 'baby I love you').

Especially when the singer pronounces it "bay-beh."