That did the trick!!! Thanks :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam > Burmister (DSL AK) > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:10 PM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: RE: [WSG] IE7 Flash > > This is my solution: > > /** > * FAXA v1.0 -- Fix ActiveX Activation, IE and Eolas patent > patch click-to-activate issue > * by Adam Burmister, Flog.co.nz, 2006 > * > * ABOUT: > * This script is designed to be a simple drop in fix for the > click-to-activate issue in IE. > * Due to recent patent issues with Eolas, Microsoft has > issued a patch which required users to > * click a web control to activate it (this are ActiveX > controls, Flash, Windows Media, Quicktime, etc). > * > * Microsofts suggested resolution was to include a > javascript block for each of these elements on > * the page which uses document.write() to write the > control's HTML. This is horribly dirty. > * This script uses the same idea (creating controls > programatically to bypass the click-to-activate), but > * does it in a good way. It simply recreates each ActiveX > element on the page based on it's current > * HTML declaration. > * > * This means... > * - no ugly instance specific javascript blocks > * - users without javascript can see the activex elements > (but will have to click to activate) > * - a simple conditional include file in a page header > automatically fixes the problem > * > * USAGE: > * Simply include the following IE conditional comment to > include the javascript file at the top of > * every page with ActiveX controls you want to fix: > * > * <!--[if IE]> > * <script type="text/javascript" src="faxa.js" > defer="defer"></script> > * <![endif]--> > */ > > /* list of offending elements to fix */ > var offenders = ["object","embed","applet"]; > > /* foreach offender */ > for(var j=0; j<offenders.length; j++){ > /* get a collection of instances on page */ > var instances = document.getElementsByTagName(offenders[j]); > /* foreach instance */ > for (var n=0; n<instances.length; n++) { > /* recreate the instance */ > instances[n].outerHTML = instances[n].outerHTML; > } > } > > /* > This could be compacted to one line (160 bytes): > > var > o=["object","embed","applet"],j,k;for(j=0;j<o.length;j++){var > e=document.getElementsByTagName(o[j]);for(k=0;k<e.length;k++){ e[k].outerHTML=e[k].outerHTML;}} > */ > > ________________________________________ > From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Helmut Granda > Sent: Wednesday, 31 May 2006 7:37 a.m. > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: RE: [WSG] IE7 Flash > > You don't have to train your users to click on flash content > twice, with a little of JS magic everything is solved: > > http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/ > > I have used and I know a lot of people have used too, it > validates and works like a charm. > > ...helmut > > From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Berman, Pamela E > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 1:50 PM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: RE: [WSG] IE7 Flash > > The same thing happens in IE 6. Our team was just discussing > how to let our learners know they need to click twice for > some of our training. It is confusing to some people. A > couple of people have asked me about it. If there is an > answer, I'd love to pass it along. > > Pam Berman > > ________________________________________ > From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shawn Cassick > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:28 PM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: [WSG] IE7 Flash > I am sure many of you have ie7 beta2 installed, and I am sure > most of you have noticed it makes you click active-x content > to activate it. This leads me to my question, I am doing a > site for a band, they want a flash intro, but with ie7 the > intro would be rather worthless considering the end user > would have to click the content to activate it. Does anyone > have a tidbit of code that would just bypass ie7's ability to > block the content and just let it play? > > > > > Shawn Cassick > dVious designs > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/
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