Vincent, I am glad to be back in some communities that actually have some generous users... It's all a learning experience. Thank you again for your help.
On Apr 27, 4:48 pm, Vincent Polite <[email protected]> wrote: > Excellent, glad to have helped. > > Vincent > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:18 PM, jderosa3 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I took out the extra tags that were left in... > > > </head> > > <body> > > > All seems well now... thank you kindly for your help... > > > On Apr 27, 4:11 pm, jderosa3 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > OK.. I finally got it all working - the only thing is that it seems to > > > set the flash file down a bit on the page as if there is a paragraph > > > return in the code at the top... and there is nothing... this code is > > > placed in the post of the wordpress page. > > > > here is the new code: > > > > <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.xxx.com/js/ > > > swfobject.js"></script> > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > var flashvars = {}; > > > var params = {}; > > > params.quality = "high"; > > > params.scale = "noscale"; > > > params.wmode = "transparent"; > > > var attributes = {}; > > > swfobject.embedSWF(" > >http://www.xxx.com/flash/contact-header.swf", > > > "myAlternativeContent", "642", "286", "9.0.0", false, flashvars, > > > params, attributes); > > > </script> > > > </head> > > > <body> > > > <div id="myAlternativeContent"> > > > <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer > > "> > > > <img src=" > >http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/ > > > get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" /> > > > </a> > > > </div> > > > > On Apr 27, 3:56 pm, Vincent Polite <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > >http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/swfobject/generator/index.htmlisthepr... > > > > link I believe? > > > > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Vincent Polite < > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well the tip I gave you re: the conditionals is just that. It allows > > you > > > > > to selectively show/hide code. > > > > > > One question: Where are you registering your flash object with > > SWFObject? > > > > > I tend to use the dynamic publishing method instead of the static > > publishing > > > > > method, so I usually don't have this much embedded code in my HTML to > > > > > present the Flash movie. All that said, I haven't seen any > > indication that > > > > > you are using SWFObject to make your life easier in this whole Flash > > > > > presentation process... can you post the code in it's entirety? > > Another > > > > > tack is to use the code generator on the SWFObject2 site. Google > > will help > > > > > you track that down if need be. > > > > > > Vincent > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:39 PM, jderosa3 < > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >> One step closer... now firefox displays the alternate content, but > > not > > > > >> the flash. IE, Safari and iPhone work fine. > > > > > >> Why does firefox skip right to the alternate content? Thank you for > > > > >> this tip though it at least got something on the page. > > > > > >> On Apr 27, 2:36 pm, Vincent Polite <[email protected]> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > If you're trying to do an IE conditional, the format is: > > > > > >> > <!--[if IE]> HTML <![endif]--> > > > > >> > Your code seems to have an additional <!-- in front of the endif > > which > > > > >> is > > > > >> > probably confusing your parser. The idea is that if you're in a > > browser > > > > >> > that recognizes conditionals, then it will actually render/parse > > the > > > > >> stuff > > > > >> > in between the if and endif. However, if you're in a browser that > > > > >> doesn't > > > > >> > recognize conditionals, then the <!-- and closing --> will treat > > > > >> everything > > > > >> > in between as if it were commented out. > > > > > >> > So in your case, you have extra --> after your if IE statement and > > > > >> another > > > > >> > extra <!-- in front of your <![endif]--> tags that are throwing > > things > > > > >> off. > > > > > >> > Hope this helps. > > > > > >> > Vincent > > > > > >> > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:55 AM, jderosa3 < > > [email protected] > > > > >> >wrote: > > > > > >> > > FireFox 3 is displaying on the page "->" where the Flash should > > be... > > > > >> > > It looked like a broken tag... but I don't think so - here is my > > code: > > > > > >> > > <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" > > > > >> > > width="641" height="281" id="myFlashContent"> > > > > >> > > <param name="movie" value=" > > > > >> > >http://www.xxx.com/wp-content/uploads/ > > > > >> > > about.swf" /> > > > > >> > > <param name="loop" value="false" > > /> > > > > >> > > <param name="quality" > > value="high" /> > > > > >> > > <param name="scale" > > value="noscale" /> > > > > >> > > <param name="wmode" > > value="transparent" > > > > >> /> > > > > >> > > <param name="allowfullscreen" > > > > >> value="false" > > > > >> > > /> > > > > >> > > <!--[if !IE]>--> > > > > >> > > <object > > > > >> type="application/x-shockwave-flash" > > > > >> > > data="http:// > > > > >> > >www.xxx.com/wp-content/uploads/about.swf" width="641" > > height="281"> > > > > >> > > <param name="loop" > > > > >> value="false" /> > > > > >> > > <param name="quality" > > > > >> value="high" > > > > >> > > /> > > > > >> > > <param name="scale" > > > > >> value="noscale" > > > > >> > > /> > > > > >> > > <param name="wmode" > > > > >> > > value="transparent" /> > > > > >> > > <param > > name="allowfullscreen" > > > > >> > > value="false" /> > > > > >> > > <!--<![endif]--> > > > > >> > > <img src="http://www.xxx.com/images/about-header.jpg" > > alt="About Us" > > > > >> / > > > > > >> > > <!--[if !IE]>--> > > > > >> > > </object> > > > > >> > > <!--<![endif]--> > > > > >> > > </object> > > > > > >> > > This code works perfect in IE and also Safari, but not FireFox > > (3)... > > > > >> > > any ideas? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. 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