Topic: lets standardize flash!

i think flash should be standardized by the w3c.org and added to the image tag.

<img alt="myflash" src="myflash.swf" border="0">

just wanted to say that.
opinions?

hell ya!!!

but how about making it even more simple, then adding optional tags...

<imgsrc="myflash.swf" border="0">

[This message has been edited by counterfeitbacon (edited 05-10-2002).]

In the 4.01 specs, the W3C has a whole explanation of how the <img> tag isn't expandable enough to support emerging things like Flash and whatever other plugins may come out in the future. That's what they introduced the <object> tag for.

Let me see if I can find that page...

Ah, here we are. I encourage you to read at least the first section of this page: http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/objects.html

ok. i just thought because flash isnt like any other plugin. its becoming a webstandard more and more. afaik most browsers come with the flash-plugin preinstalled.