tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post4206027212344073630..comments2022-03-26T08:56:28.677-07:00Comments on cfSearching: OT: On the subject of nothing, why did someone create the blink tag?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post-10195997832715948402008-02-15T19:10:00.000-08:002008-02-15T19:10:00.000-08:00arguing over "blink" is just like the religious ev...<I>arguing over "blink" is just like the religious evangelists that "dropped in" for an argument a few minutes ago</I><BR/><BR/>Occasionally, in small doses, it can be entertaining ;)<BR/><BR/><I>it's pointless so agree to disagree...</I><BR/><BR/>Yep.. and on that note, I agree that I dislike it, while others disagree with me. <BR/><BR/>The EndcfSearchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564374520734454860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post-47099417055200104292008-02-15T16:57:00.000-08:002008-02-15T16:57:00.000-08:00I am not saying there is never a use for it. Simu...I am not saying there is never a use for it. Simulating vehicles in motion on a radar screen might be an interesting possibility. There may also be other legitimate uses. Though I personally have never seen one. <BR/><BR/>The sad fact is that it is misused and abused more often than not. When that happens people start viewing it as an annoyance and stop paying attention. Think about car alarms. They go off so frequently that most people hear one and think "Great. Another person that cannot even figure out how to use their car alarm. They should give IQ tests before selling those things." They ignore the alarm and move on. Which ultimately defeats the original purpose, rendering it ineffective.<BR/><BR/>Again, I am not saying there is never use for it. But I think the legitimate uses are small. Besides if something is that critical you probably would not be relying on the blink tag ;-)cfSearchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564374520734454860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post-55818261856396154302008-02-15T16:43:00.000-08:002008-02-15T16:43:00.000-08:00a blink tag didn't stop our servers from melting w...a blink tag didn't stop our servers from melting when the air conditioning failed... there are "horses for courses" and sometimes a modal window alerts the user to a warning condition, sometimes it's a sound... <BR/><BR/>but "blink"? doesn't do much good for the vision impaired...<BR/><BR/>[sigh ... no one considers screen readers like JAWS anymore...]<BR/><BR/>Here's a post that (I reckon) all programmers should read:<BR/><BR/>http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001059.html<BR/><BR/>arguing over "blink" is just like the religious evangelists that "dropped in" for an argument a few minutes ago ... it's pointless so agree to disagree...<BR/><BR/>eh my 2cBarry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323016991957044165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post-50251057631402752362008-02-15T15:04:00.000-08:002008-02-15T15:04:00.000-08:00The point remains however that the blink tag is us...The point remains however that the blink tag is useful for exception conditions in applications. For things whose status have moved to critical.<BR/><BR/>My point is simply that many people say that there is no human reason for a blink tag, but I have designed applications in which I needed to be able to draw the uses attention to a status of critical.<BR/><BR/>Blink has unfortunately been removed from modern browsers I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post-41768937905815594352008-02-15T11:59:00.000-08:002008-02-15T11:59:00.000-08:00If some type of meltdown is occurring, the blink t...If some type of meltdown is occurring, the blink tag probably is not the best method of notification ;-)cfSearchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564374520734454860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post-64743532058067948222008-02-15T04:33:00.000-08:002008-02-15T04:33:00.000-08:00< blink > Alert! Critical condition! Core syst...< blink > Alert! Critical condition! Core system meltdown!</blink>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post-34494469841032373512008-02-14T21:34:00.000-08:002008-02-14T21:34:00.000-08:00Sad to say that makes a twisted kind of sense.Try ...Sad to say that makes a twisted kind of sense.<BR/><BR/>Try as I might, there are certain aspects of societal behavior I can comprehend, but simply cannot understand. At times like this I am glad ;)cfSearchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564374520734454860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824660313967021040.post-35524084668583829622008-02-14T20:20:00.000-08:002008-02-14T20:20:00.000-08:00I've got a gut feeling that there may be a real pu...I've got a gut feeling that there may be a real purpose in life for it...<BR/><BR/>I mean, look at the modern equivalent of the same annoying effect: little flash banner ads or sidebars with "hit George Bush" or whatever.<BR/><BR/>but if the effect is still with us after all these years - admittedly in a different way - then there must be a real social need for this sort of annoying distraction to exits.<BR/><BR/>but, like you, I'll be buggered if I can think of it, though...Barry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323016991957044165noreply@blogger.com