[olug] Flash in web devel. under Linux

[Jonathan Warren]

It is probablly hard to develop flash under linux because the plugin isn't always up to date.  I like flash but I wish the plugin was more stable and available for all platforms.

On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 04:11:26PM -0800, Eric Pierce wrote:
> 
>    Hey all...   Nice meeting last night.
> 
>    I've been doing web development in Linux for several months, and I've
>    been searching around for Linux development tools for Macromedia's
>    Flash files.  It an open spec file, and as such many independant
>    development tools are available for creating Flash animations.
>    However, they're all Windows based from what I've seen.
> 
>    Has anyone created Flash files with anything Linux based?  And if so,
>    with what?
> 
>    There *is* a plugin out there for dynamic flash creation under PHP
>    called ming ([1]http://ming.sourceforge.net/), but it appears
>    development has ceased for the time being.  Can anyone share their
>    experiences using Ming (assuming you have)?
> 
>    Anyway, any tips would be much obliged.  I see flash animations
>    increasing like wild fire on the web, and I'm sure opening up the spec
>    on Macromedia's part has had a lot to do with its current popularity.
> 
>    Thanks... and look forward hearing of any flash/Linux experiences!
> 
>    Eric Pierce
> 
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> References
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>    1. http://ming.sourceforge.net/
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