Protofy - The art of Prototyping » Webpages using Flex http://proto5.net What we prototype is something under discussion, what we dont is reality Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:22:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Why not to mimic Browser rendering http://proto5.net/2009/04/why-not-to-mimic-browser-rendering/ http://proto5.net/2009/04/why-not-to-mimic-browser-rendering/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:58:52 +0000 R http://proto5.net/?p=53 I was trying to search for Discounted flex license for a single frustrated developer and reached the Dallas Flex users group , so why does this feature on my post now. As my interest in Flex goes, I am interested in seeing whats out there. Anyhow on this site, I was looking for the phrase ” we offer 35% discount to members”. This obviously gave me the idea that I could get a 35% discount off Flex by becoming part of a Flex group.

When I reached the page I could not scroll using the scroll on the trackpad of my laptop, neither could I do ctrl+f an unconscious habit when I know what I am looking for.  If you watch the site carefully though it looks like a normal webpage.

Lesson learnt, that site might have been a showcase site but you still need usability and normal browser behavior that cannot be replicated out of the box, has to be implemented specifically and overall I do love HTML in such situations.

If the site had an intro animation and fancy loaders, I would definitely not have attempted doing the scroll / find  routine I do in most sites, don’t you?

:)

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