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Travis Newbury
humbads said:It's not a sin to use flash and marquee, but it it is a sin to waste
your reader's time. The question you should ask yourself is, does my
reader have to wait unnecessarily to get to critical information
because of the effects that I have added? Time is money.
What about a stock ticker tape? While you do have to wait, it is the
accepted method. What about any Cable news. Along with the news being
watched, there is a "headline marque" at the bottom of the screen.
Almost without exception, those who use flash or marquee use it in this
sophomoric way, and that is why it is almost universally derided here.
At least that's my take on it.
As the should be. Most uses are bad. But for me, I see a few exceptions