FineLine wrote: > Hi, I have a question for the Mac experts. On Windows, I can embed a > component written in Flex into a host application using the Shockwave Flash > ActiveX object, and communicate with it using various method calls and > events. Is there any equivalent mechanism(s) on the Macintosh?
Sorry I'm late to the discussion... here's a couple of things you might be seeking: (Q) Is there a Mac ActiveX? (A) There was, but few used it, and IE/Mac was abandoned by Microsoft awhile back. (Q) Can I add a browser extension to my native-code Macintosh applications? (A) Yes, if you can emulate the Netscape Plugin hosting mechanism. (Q) Is there a protocol for Netscape Plugins to communicate with their host, on Macintosh? (A) Yes, the Adobe Flash Player uses a generic externalInterface wrapper layer for using various host communication protocols, and for the Netscape Plugin protocol you'd be implementing this API: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/plugins/npruntime.html (Q) How can I render Flash within native-code applications across platforms? (A) Via the above path, but it's a lot of work to write one native-code application, much less multiple ones which integrate platform-neutral renderers. jd -- John Dowdell . Adobe Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA Weblog: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd Aggregator: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
