I had the chance to test it now and here are some things i felt missing:
# I can not know the ID that is assigned automatically. A callback
would be great too!
# You continuously append to the DOM but you don't clean it up after
the sound was played.
To accomplish this we need to know when the sound stops. As far as i
know there are no cross-browser/player/whatever ways to have a
callback on the stop or finish event of the sound.
But we do know what files we play and how long there are. So a
possible workaround would be to add a duration option and use it for a
internal timeout to clean it up the DOM after the sound was played and
furthermore add a timed callback .. something like afterFinish. The
automatic cleaning should be optional and the callback should deliver
the ID of the element that was created.
Sound.play('bleep.mp3', {duration: 0.5, autoClean: false,
afterFinish:function( sound_id )
{
new Effect.Highlight('notify'); // after 500ms
$( sound_id ).remove();
}
});
What you think ?
On 3/11/07, Thomas Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Am 10.03.2007 um 02:16 schrieb jules:
>
> > So, unless we can tell the flash plugin to play an audio file (that
> > is, not download a swf that plays audio) I don't see it as a good
> > idea. It's kinda like... giving in. And then it makes people wonder,
> > 'well, why bother using script.aculo.us if we're gonna rely on flash
> > anyhow?'
>
> I don't totally agree as we use flash too, for specialized stuff like
> video playing.
>
> For audio playback, especially just little sound effects, i find
> having to have an additional flash file and something like UFO a bit
> of an overkill, especially when native methods (or straight-forward
> plugins) are around that work just fine too.
>
> Just be pragmatic, use what works (in the sense of that the user is
> happy and you're happy as a developer*). :)
>
> Best,
> Thomas
>
> *I can tell you that messing around with .fla files (think
> subversion!) isn't making me happy as a developer
>
> >
>
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Regards, Kjell
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