Yes. You are wrong. My fully patched version of IE 6 and my install of IE 7 display no errors in loading or playing the movies.
Enric's plug-in calls a java script. You can go read more about it here... http://utilities.cinegage.com/videos-playing-in-place/ Like I said, this was all brought up a while ago on this list. If people didnt take the time to resolve their issues then...ah well. C'est la vie. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David, I could be wrong on this, but I'm pretty sure you are not > clear. I had a look at your site and you use the embed code inside an > object. Thus when people begin to update their IE explorer browsers > with the latest patches, etc. they will likely encounter an active-x > button in need of confirmation. > > > On Apr 15, 2006, at 5:46 PM, David Howell wrote: > > > I'm using Enric's sweet plugin for my embeded videos. > > > > No errors. No warnings. No worries. > > > > By the way, this upcoming issue was discussed at length about a > > month ago. > > > > David > > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron > > <andrew@> wrote: > >> > >> Basically, if you used an <embed> object, you will need to convert to > >> javascript. :( > >> > >> > >> On Apr 15, 2006, at 4:34 PM, andrew michael baron wrote: > >> > >>> I just got a terribly unfortunate e-mail about a new patch that IE > >>> is using to avoid paying royalties to Active-X. > >>> > >>> This probably effects almost all videobloggers and may require an > >>> update to all of our websites to keep people from being stopped by > >>> a warning sign. > >>> > >>> I put up the screenshot I was sent right here: > >>> http://www.rocketboom.com/images/rocketboom_ie.jpg > >>> .::. > >>> Begin forwarded message: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Date: April 15, 2006 4:17:38 PM EDT > >>>> To: hello at rocketboom.com > >>>> Subject: why you now have an error on all your pages .::. ActiveX > >>>> loophole information from a web developer > >>>> > >>>> RocketBoom, > >>>> > >>>> Well, it finally hapenned over the weekend, and the long awaited > >>>> Eolas > >>>> technology patent caught up to Microsoft. Instead of paying Eolas > >>>> for > >>>> using their multimedia patent, Microsoft decided to put up a > >>>> warning > >>>> everytime ActiveX is used. Microsoft put out a lot of patches over > >>>> the weekend, and one of them blocks activeX content as a default. > >>>> > >>>> The reason this becomes important is that your homepage now has > >>>> a big > >>>> warning dialog box everytime my Internet Explorer for Windows > >>>> browser > >>>> comes on. I sent you a screen capture from my browser the last > >>>> time I > >>>> tried to get on. It says "Click to run activeX" control on this > >>>> webpage. Every time. Like even if I click onto another page and > >>>> then > >>>> click back. I don't know about you, but my logs show roughly 90 > >>>> % of > >>>> my users on Windows using Internet Explorer. You might get a few > >>>> e-mails about this. > >>>> > >>>> Microsoft, being the richest and most powerful company on earth, > >>>> opted > >>>> to not pay patent royalty rights for a company which legitimately > >>>> filled out the paperwork to get patents. Their resulting error > >>>> message pushes this responsibility onto the content creators. > >>>> So now > >>>> developers have to find creative ways to get around this. Luckily > >>>> for > >>>> your web developer, he or she has to deal. > >>>> > >>>> The currently loopholed accepted way of doing this is writing > >>>> javascript code to bypass the patent. It does not actually do > >>>> anything differently. You simply use a dynamic write statement > >>>> instead of writing the code directly. Apple wrote up a page for > >>>> these > >>>> types of scripts. Please note, the last paragraph on the link > >>>> below > >>>> is their caveat; if someone has javaScript turned off on their > >>>> browsers, they will bypass your content entirely. So you probably > >>>> have to list a warning somewhere. Default behavior if you don't do > >>>> anything to all your documents is an extra click to get around > >>>> warnings everytime someone visits your page. > >>>> > >>>> http://developer.apple.com/internet/ieembedprep.html > >>>> > >>>> This is something which must be fixed in all your documents. For > >>>> your > >>>> few hundred html documtents, I would suggest Macromedia's > >>>> dreamWeaver > >>>> product. There is a very good Multiple Find and Replace Feature", > >>>> and > >>>> you need to apply it to All Documents within this directory, not > >>>> the > >>>> default 'just this document'. I like their product because it > >>>> handles > >>>> multiple searches fairly quickly. I have had a few hundred > >>>> thousand > >>>> documents to convert, and it was fairly snappy. I'm not related to > >>>> any Adobe or Macromedia product, I just use them a lot because they > >>>> work. > >>>> > >>>> Keep up the rocketBooming. > >>>> > >>>> Milan > >>>> Web Master > >>>> <rocketBoom.jpg> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> 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/
