Hmm... I'm not sure if you can do that, but what about using an intermediate stub? Then you could communicate with and tell it when to load the main content. This might even work automatically, with one of the object replacement techniques.
Or... Here's a thought - what if the style for the object starts with display:none for the object, and then changes to display:block when the page has loaded. display: none removes the element from the document's flow, while visibility:hidden simply makes it invisible. Do you think this might do the trick? Karina > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Newman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 April 2006 18:48 > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] New wrinkle in IE activation issue... > > Sorry to reply to myself, but I was thinking that if it is > possible to detect when an object is added to the dom tree, > then I could just replace the object before it gets a chance > to load, so I guess I wouldn't need to disable it. So now I > guess the question is if it is possible to detect when an > object is added... > > Kevin N. > > > > Kevin Newman wrote: > > Well yeah, that's what I would usually do, but that doesn't > solve the > > specific problem I'm looking to solve here (I'm not > concerned with the > > merits of this solution, I really just want to see if I can make it > > work). > > > > If I could figure out how to detect when a new object tag has been > > added to the dom (I have some ideas, but have not tested > them), then > > use some method call to disable it completely, I'd be > satisfied with > > that. There is a disabled property, but I don't think that stops it > > from loading, I think that just stops the interactivity - is that > > correct? If so, does anyone know of a way to completely turn off an > > embedded object in IE? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kevin N. > > > > > > ryanm wrote: > >>> Do you happen to know of any way to either stop a loading > activex or > >>> to prevent it from loading? > >>> > >> Yes, don't write it to the page until you are ready for it to > >> load. HTML is stateless, it's either there or it isn't. If it's > >> there, it will load, if it's not, it won't. Use DHTML to > add the tag > >> to the page when you are ready for it to start loading. > >> > >> ryanm > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com