Kristian wrote:
> So is there some way I can test if people have Flash installed or not?
> Or do you have some other suggestion?
On a recent project I tested for the existence of Flash using some
publicly-available JavaScript. I then served up an image if Flash wasn't
installed. The noscript alter
Ian Fenn wrote:
On a recent project I tested for the existence of Flash using some
publicly-available JavaScript. I then served up an image if Flash wasn't
installed. The noscript alternative was also the image. It was the only way
I could seem to serve something sensible to all browsers.
Out
Patrick wrote:
> Out of interest: why not simply provide the alternative content inside
> the OBJECT element, as per specification? If the OBJECT itself can't be
> displayed (e.g. Flash is not installed), then the alternative is
> displayed...all without getting any scripting involved.
I didn't fi
On 5/24/05, Patrick H. Lauke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Out of interest: why not simply provide the alternative content inside
> the OBJECT element, as per specification? If the OBJECT itself can't be
> displayed (e.g. Flash is not installed), then the alternative is
> displayed...all without get
> I thought that if Flash wasn't installed, the browser would prompt you
> to download and install it rather than just displaying the alternate
> content?
Not necessarily - plus many browsers now give the option to *disable*
the plugin which may result in different behaviour. For example I use
Op
I'm not here to bash Flash - used properly, I'm a big fan.
My concern when I developed the JavaScript detection method we use was
to find a way that would work seamlessly as expected without nagging
the user in as many different situations and browsers as possible -
including IE5 which seems a bit
Hi
I wrote an article about Flash Player detection techniques, located at
Sitepoint.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/techniques-unearthed
One of the sections involves implementation of object tags, there is
also some Javascript bizzo.
This may hopefully assist you. Note: it was written in 2003
Thanks James - exactly what I was looking for!
Kristian
On 5/25/05, James Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I wrote an article about Flash Player detection techniques, located at
> Sitepoint.
> http://www.sitepoint.com/article/techniques-unearthed
>
> One of the sections involves implem
Somewhat belatedly -- the Flash-detection JavaScript I recommend is
the "Moock FPI" script, see
http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/detection/moockfpi/ a lot of
work has gone into it and it has a very detailed bug-fix history,
which gives me confidence, although it doesn't seem to have been
u
Hi again,
Just an addition in case anyone else needs to do this: I found that
making an extra CSS-layer with nothing but position:absolute and a
link to get past the intro is enough. Viewers who have flash won't be
able to see it if the flash-object has 100% width and height, and
others will only
Like most dial-up users who do have Flash installed, I don't want to
*ever* sit (and sit, and sit, and sit) through a Flash intro and want
to be able to clearly see the link that says to skip it - please
don't hide it behind the Flash movie! Best not to take usability
choices away from your
Hi,
Just saw an opportunity to join the hands of Standards and Flash
developers. Gratuitous flash intros are very much frowned upon. They
have become like the exploding auto, flipping 20 times scenes in
American action films.
Peace,
C
On Jun 1, 2005, at 4:40 PM, Vicki Berry wrote:
Like m
Well, the flash-intro itself has a skip-button, so that won't be necessary.
/Kristian
On 6/2/05, Vicki Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Like most dial-up users who do have Flash installed, I don't want to
> *ever* sit (and sit, and sit, and sit) through a Flash intro and want
> to be able to cl
But, Kristian, if a dial-up user has to sit and sit and sit to wait for
the Flash to load, when is this person going to see the skip button?
Leslie Riggs
Well, the flash-intro itself has a skip-button, so that won't be necessary.
/Kristian
Like most dial-up users who do have Flash instal
This flash-intro is only 34K, so that won't be a problem. However, if
the intro is bigger than that, you might be right, but I have no idea
how you would do it properly.
Kristian
On 6/2/05, Leslie Riggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But, Kristian, if a dial-up user has to sit and sit and sit to wa
Thanks for your email.
Please note that I'm out of the office today attending an industry exhibition.
I'll respond to your email when I return tomorrow. Please don't reply to this
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Kind regards,
Dean
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