The detection return value should be the same on all browsers (kind of the
point of writing a library which will work for all site visitors :)
If you just want to know if they have a specific player you require, you
could use swfobject.hasFlashPlayerVersion(versionStr).
if (swfobject.hasFlashPlayerVersion("9.0.18"))
{
// has Flash
}
else
{
// no Flash
}
Aran
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of aldana
Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2009 9:46 PM
To: SWFObject
Subject: Re: swfobject flash detection
Hi,
I am using just a simple
swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion().major)
I checked on firefox (disabled flash player) and it returns '0'. So a
check to a zero value would kind of simulate a flash detection. Does
somebody know whether this behaviour is the same for all browsers?
thanks.
On 17 Jan., 05:39, "Philip Hutchison" <[email protected]> wrote:
> * Checking for Flash Player AND the correct version of Flash
> The example in this
>
link<http://pipwerks.com/lab/swfobject/test-embed-success/index.html>checks
> to see if a SWFObject embed was successful. If a person doesn't have
> Flash, it will return false (boolean). Likewise, if the person has the
> wrong version of Flash installed, it will return false.
>
> * Checking for JavaScript
> If a person doesn't have JavaScript enabled, SWFObject won't run at all.
> This gives you two options:
>
> 1. Have fallback content in the targeted <div>. If SWFObject doesn't run,
> it won't replace the content of the <div>, which means the original
content
> will remain intact.
>
> 2. Use <noscript>. Whatever is in the <noscript> element will only
display
> if JavaScript is disabled. I prefer to use a combination of <noscript>
and
> fallback content in a <div>.
>
> * Checking for existence of the SWF you want to load.
> SWFObject doesn't check for the existence of a SWF (whether the SWF is
found
> at the specified location). One shortcoming of the example I linked
provided
> is that it can return a false positive when SWFObject is successfully used
> to create an <object> element, but the src of the <object> isn't found.
In
> this case you will see a big empty white box where the SWF would normally
> be.
>
> To me, this last case is a rare one, but if you're really concerned about
> it, you can try Kyle's CheckPlayer <http://checkplayer.flensed.com/>
system,
> which works in conjunction with SWFObject.
>
> - philip
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Doug L <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Aran... Thanks for the info. I'm taking a stab at it this weekend.
> > Doug
> > *____________________________*
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>
> > On Jan 16, 2009, at 4:31 PM, Aran Rhee wrote:
>
> > Doug.
>
> > The basic in built functionality is:
>
> > - users with correct Flash version get Flash content
> > - users with a lower version of Flash (but >=6.0.65) will get
> > ExpressInstall
> > dialog (if developer has specified to use expressInstall)
> > - users with a lower version of Flash < 6.0.65), or no Flash, or no js
> > support will get Alt content
>
> > If you want to roll your own logic, then do a version detection and then
> > run
> > your own logic afterwards:
>
> > The method(s) you want are on this page:
> >http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/api
>
> > swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion()
>
> > or
>
> > swfobject.hasFlashPlayerVersion(versionStr)
>
> > Aran
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>]
> > On
> > Behalf Of dougL
> > Sent: Saturday, 17 January 2009 8:36 AM
> > To: SWFObject
> > Subject: swfobject flash detection
>
> > I am currently attempting my first swfobject experience, and I have a
> > very basic question. Previously, using markup based on Adobe Flash
> > Detection Kit I was able to test for several conditions and give
> > appropriate user feedback for each - no javascript, no Flash Player or
> > not newer than 6.0.55, has Flash Player but not correct version.
> > Initially it looks to me that swfobject only traps the 'not correct
> > version' condition. Is this impression correct? Does the javascript
> > API return variables allowing different 'alternative content' to the
> > user?
>
> > Thanks for your help
> > Doug
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