Re: [WSG] The correct way of placing a swf file into a XHTML webpage
Thank you-- It looks like we are going with the SWFObject 2.0 static method. The http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay article was also helpful in that it explained the process. Do you know if the alternative content can be picked up by a text reader? Thank you, Dory On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 10:20 PM, Melissa Forrest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: use javascript to insert the flash, which will also auto activate the flash in IE and do some flash player detection something like swfobject would do the trick http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/ On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Mahendran Venkatesan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dory, You can use 'object' tag for embedding flash files. Refer this link: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay Thanks! Venkatesan M On 3/25/08, Dory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am currently working on a site that has a small flash file for decorative purposes. I inherited the site and want to make it web standards compliant. The problem: the XHTML code in the site is using the embed tag for the flash. Is there a way to place swf files into a XHTML webpage that will allow the page to validate? (I believe the embed tag has been deprecated.) Any links to references would be appreciated. Thank you, Dory Ptak *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] The correct way of placing a swf file into a XHTML webpage
On 26/03/2008, at 11:30 PM, Steve Green wrote: No it can't. Flash content that is embedded using techniques such as UFO and SWFObject is not visible to screen readers - they don't even know it's there. If the content is important, you need to provide an accessible alternative. If you're going to be embedding flash using SWFObject then you'll be able to provide alternative content for users without the flash browser plug-in or javascript enabled. This means that screen readers and spiders will be able to read the alternative content. Typically, flash banners contain animations; but there isn't any reason why a single, static frame couldn't be displayed as alternative content. If you're going to display an image, you could potentially use alternate text. That said, if it's purely presentational you're better off not including alternate text (Alt=). In contrast, you might want to use a parent div and apply a background image to that using CSS for the alternative content. SWFObject is a safe and accessible method for embedding flash content. However, you should be aware that the WCAG discourages animations from playing without user intervention first (That is, the user selects play). Cheers, Tate *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] The correct way of placing a swf file into a XHTML webpage
Hello, I am currently working on a site that has a small flash file for decorative purposes. I inherited the site and want to make it web standards compliant. The problem: the XHTML code in the site is using the embed tag for the flash. Is there a way to place swf files into a XHTML webpage that will allow the page to validate? (I believe the embed tag has been deprecated.) Any links to references would be appreciated. Thank you, Dory Ptak *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] The correct way of placing a swf file into a XHTML webpage
Hi Dory, You can use '*object*' tag for embedding flash files. Refer this link: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay Thanks! Venkatesan M On 3/25/08, Dory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am currently working on a site that has a small flash file for decorative purposes. I inherited the site and want to make it web standards compliant. The problem: the XHTML code in the site is using the embed tag for the flash. Is there a way to place swf files into a XHTML webpage that will allow the page to validate? (I believe the embed tag has been deprecated.) Any links to references would be appreciated. Thank you, Dory Ptak *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] The correct way of placing a swf file into a XHTML webpage
use javascript to insert the flash, which will also auto activate the flash in IE and do some flash player detection something like swfobject would do the trick http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/ On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Mahendran Venkatesan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dory, You can use 'object' tag for embedding flash files. Refer this link: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay Thanks! Venkatesan M On 3/25/08, Dory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am currently working on a site that has a small flash file for decorative purposes. I inherited the site and want to make it web standards compliant. The problem: the XHTML code in the site is using the embed tag for the flash. Is there a way to place swf files into a XHTML webpage that will allow the page to validate? (I believe the embed tag has been deprecated.) Any links to references would be appreciated. Thank you, Dory Ptak *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
