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    What language should I use for my web page animation?

    I want to have a pile of pages, then at the click of a button have them spread out like a fan. I then want to be able to let the user click page to bring it to the front.

    I am new to web development so I don't know what language or anything to use. I would like to know so I can learn it, I am currently learning HTML and want to have something else lined up to get into in order to complete my project.

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    Re: What language should I use for my web page animation?

    With fancy animations you really need Flash or use the HTML5 canvas element.
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    Re: What language should I use for my web page animation?

    Japanese!

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    Re: What language should I use for my web page animation?

    Quote Originally Posted by aidanjt View Post
    With fancy animations you really need Flash or use the HTML5 canvas element.
    So if I take a html5 course will that teach me how to do the animations or will that only show me how to embed them into my page. Is the canvas element where you program the animation or just embed it?

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    Re: What language should I use for my web page animation?

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    Japanese!
    Haha that may help

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    Re: What language should I use for my web page animation?

    Quote Originally Posted by AndiWhitts View Post
    So if I take a html5 course will that teach me how to do the animations or will that only show me how to embed them into my page. Is the canvas element where you program the animation or just embed it?
    Well the canvas element just provides a blank canvas, you have to give it something to draw and respond to mouse interactions with JavaScript programming. Flash would require the same kind of programming, and it is more compatible for the moment, only it's going to die off in a few years, so ultimately HTML5 is the way forward.
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    Re: What language should I use for my web page animation?

    Quote Originally Posted by aidanjt View Post
    Well the canvas element just provides a blank canvas, you have to give it something to draw and respond to mouse interactions with JavaScript programming. Flash would require the same kind of programming, and it is more compatible for the moment, only it's going to die off in a few years, so ultimately HTML5 is the way forward.
    Brilliant, thanks. I'll be learning HTML, CSS & Java then.

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    Re: What language should I use for my web page animation?

    Wait... Java? I'm not sure if you mean that, or are mixed up, but Java is entirely a different language from JavaScript. JavaScript is for web scripting (like... dynamically having things happen on a webpage) whereas Java is a fully fledged programming language. You can use Java for back-end server stuff, for example, but it's not going to help you animate things on your page.

    ...Just realised that this post is 5 months old, bit late to tell you now, I guess

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    Re: What language should I use for my web page animation?

    Pfff, javascript is fine for simple animations.

    Flash is evil.

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