Macromedia launched the Macromedia Flash 5.0 multimedia software program. It was the first version in which ActionScript 1.zero object-oriented programming language was totally implemented. Older variations of Macromedia Flash contained only sets of very simple programming instructions. Thanks to ActionScript 1.zero, users may create complex web functions or more sophisticated animations. ActionScript relies on a standardized JavaScript model called ECMAScript.
However designers quickly realized the potential of using HTML tables for creating the advanced, multi-column layouts that were otherwise not attainable. At this time, as design and good aesthetics appeared to take priority over good mark-up construction, and little attention was paid to semantics and web accessibility. HTML websites had been limited in their design choices, much more so with earlier variations of HTML...
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