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Scribd Switches To HTML5
drfreak writes "This story from OSNews describes Scribd, a site for uploading and reading documents, switching from Flash to HTML5. The major reason for the decision was that HTML5 supports all the major points of the site's previous functionality, so they saw no point in using Flash any more. The big improvement in the rollout is that documents are now first-class citizens of HTML and no longer need to sit in a Flash 'window.'"
Heh. If you get to the end of the high quality introduction, you're presented with a link to the people that drew all of the images:
http://www.specialagentproductions.com/
Yeah, their site doesn't work unless you enable Flash. Pretty funny after the whole "get rid of proprietary formats" and "free your documents online" thing...
coding is life
stage 1) We can quit any time we want too. You just don't understand. It makes us feel ways about things. We can't sleep without it. Its only for recreation. The chicks dig it. Everyone is doing it, and there is no proof.
stage 2) We can't take our life anymore! You have taken everything away from us! You have no right!
stage 3) So whats with this "alternative"? Does it do the same thing for us? Without the stigma?
stage 4) See my yard? Ya I got that pool with my own money. They tell me I was talking about myself in the plural form and stuff. I was on Flash. Ya, they have me on HTML5 now, I am feeling better, no longer have the iphone fits I used to have and my job got better. I don't crash as often on my new meds.
stage 5) Flash was retarded.
I am not sure why I felt the need to act that whole thing out, but your better for having read it. Congratulations.
--Dilvish
I think you underestimate just how much I just dont care.
You're not wrong. Also their built-in search function just says "search coming soon".
Brain surgery - it's not rocket science!
Very unlike when they say "Look Dad -- Flash!" and its always broken.
I think you underestimate just how much I just dont care.