Thank you for your thorough and definitive answer.
Indeed it's not a desired user experience, but I'm glad to know it's otherwise working correctly. I was just using the non-existent version number for testing purposes. On Feb 2, 5:04 pm, "Getify Solutions, Inc." <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a "known issue" with Express Install that if you already have the > latest (FP10.0.12.36, for instance) installed, and you try to specify a > higher non-existent version number, ExpressInstall (the swf itself) just > silently quits/fails without doing any notification to calling code. In this > case, the alternate content will stay hidden, but the express install swf > content will also be blank. > > Obviously, this is not a desired user experience. Technically, the answer > is, don't specify a higher non-existent version. > > But, to be more robust, an enhancement is being put into SWFObject 2.2 which > will "timeout" after like 3-5 seconds and signal back to the calling code. > This is the issue report regarding this > suggestion:http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/issues/detail?id=154 > > So, the answer is, the behavior I think you are describing (if I understand > you correctly) is actually expected behavior, although a little unfortunate > for users if you happen to accidentally get the wrong higher version > specified. But hopefully that'll be better in swfobject 2.2. For now, just > don't specify a non-existent version. > > --Kyle > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Aran Rhee" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:32 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Expressinstall Not Working in IE6? > > > > > I just need to clarify how you are testing the ExpressInstall: > > > - Are swapping out your Flash player plug-in version by hand or through a > > plug-in switcher? (changing versions manually can sometimes lead to > > corrupt > > installs and incorrect version information in IE - make sure you use the > > proper uninstaller every time you want to change) > > > - As FP10 IS the latest player version, I don't believe you can test for > > non-existent player versions like 11, as the expresinstall swf gets the > > latest version information from Adobe servers > > > If you have 6.0.65+ and go to one of the test pages, and you get the EI > > dialog, then everything is working as it should. > > > Aran > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of bergonom > > Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2009 11:12 AM > > To: SWFObject > > Subject: Expressinstall Not Working in IE6? > > > I can't seem to get expressinstall working with IE6. > > Other people's tests are not even working. > > > For instance, when I go to this page in IE6: > > http://pipwerks.com/lab/swfobject/expressInstall/2.0/dynamic.html > > I get a blank page. No expressinstall.swf. > > > My IE6 has the latest plugin v10 installed. > > When I try running tests for different versions > > of the plugin, the proper SWF shows up if I'm > > testing for v8, v9, and v10, but once I go up to > > non-existent versions like v11, I get a blank. > > If I right click in the blank area I get the SWF > > context menu, but no SWF and no expressinstall. > > > Anyone else experience this? > > > Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
