PHWinfo - Afficher un message - Shockwave button generator

02/09/2007, 19h25

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:57:11 -0000, TimeTraveller put finger to
keyboard and typed:

>HI, all
>
>Newbie here with a question, perhaps an obvious one, but still....
>
>
>I recently replaced my navigation bar with a shockwave navigation bar
>created through Flashvortex- now the buttons are animated. I can see
>it on my computer, I can see it at computers in the library - so I had
>assumed all was well.
>
>But now I'm not so sure.
>
>So I'm wondering...if someone does not have a shockwave player already
>downloaded onto their computer, will they be able to see this new nav
>bar?

No.

>WIll they automatically be informed to download a shockwave
>player if they don't have one - told that they are missing things on
>the site?

That depends on their browser settings. But even if they're told
aboput it, they're unlikely to install a browser component just to be
able to view your site.

>Or will they just stare at the landing page, seeing no nav bar at all,
>wondering what the heck is going on?

Probably. Then they'll leave, never to return. So will the search
engine spiders, since they don't follow shockwave links either, so
your indexing in Google et al will also drop.

>My hits have indeed been down since I put in this new navbar, but I
>had attributed it to the last weeks of summer vacation...

The new navigation system is by far the more likely cause.

Mark
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"I'm so tired of acting tough"

02/09/2007, 19h25	#2
Mark Goodge Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: Shockwave button generator - not visible to all platforms? On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:57:11 -0000, TimeTraveller put finger to keyboard and typed: >HI, all > >Newbie here with a question, perhaps an obvious one, but still.... > > >I recently replaced my navigation bar with a shockwave navigation bar >created through Flashvortex- now the buttons are animated. I can see >it on my computer, I can see it at computers in the library - so I had >assumed all was well. > >But now I'm not so sure. > >So I'm wondering...if someone does not have a shockwave player already >downloaded onto their computer, will they be able to see this new nav >bar? No. >WIll they automatically be informed to download a shockwave >player if they don't have one - told that they are missing things on >the site? That depends on their browser settings. But even if they're told aboput it, they're unlikely to install a browser component just to be able to view your site. >Or will they just stare at the landing page, seeing no nav bar at all, >wondering what the heck is going on? Probably. Then they'll leave, never to return. So will the search engine spiders, since they don't follow shockwave links either, so your indexing in Google et al will also drop. >My hits have indeed been down since I put in this new navbar, but I >had attributed it to the last weeks of summer vacation... The new navigation system is by far the more likely cause. Mark -- Blog: http://Mark.Goodge.co.uk Photos: http://www.goodge.co.uk "I'm so tired of acting tough"