hi stoney

i haven't seen your code, but i doubt it's a swfobject bug so much as a CSS
issue. divs and objects are not treated equally; divs are block-level
elements while objects are a special type of inline element.
http://www.autisticcuckoo.net/archive.php?id=2005/01/11/block-vs-inline-1

this means a developer can't always simply take CSS styles from a div, apply
them to an object and have it work exactly the same.

an extra gap between floated elements is a common bugaboo in IE.  any floats
performed in IE need to take into account IE's funky box model and the
status of the *hasLayout* property. here is a good overview of the many
issues involved:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/05/01/css-float-theory-things-you-should-know/

as for swfobject being the cause of the issue, all swfobject does is place
an object on the page; it's up to the end user to apply whatever CSS is
needed.

it will take some experimenting, but I'm sure you can sort it out through
CSS.

good luck!  :)

- philip


On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:47 PM, stoney_kun <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I believe this is a SWFObject bug... When I disable the write to div
> live in the JS the divs display correctly! For anyone who has IE6, I
> have two versions online for your perusal.
>
> SWF disabled (divs display correctly) -
> http://www.stoneykun.com/uma/island/disabled.html
> SWF enabled (extra gap between divs and line) -
> http://www.stoneykun.com/uma/island/index.html
>
> If you are on XP, this is a lightweight version of IE6 you can install
> - http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE
>
> Thanks.
>
> On May 8, 9:58 am, "Aran Rhee" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Sorry, I don't have IE6 to test... (we also try to keep this list pretty
> > specific to SWFObject related issues - this is a straight CSS issue)
> >
> > As you are using a separate style sheet for IE6, setting some specific
> > values in screen_ie.css is the way to go (as no doubt you've been trying
> > already). I always try to reduce my issue to as small a chunk as
> possible,
> > so setting up a basic test page with just the 3 divs you are working with
> is
> > the best way to go. Once you get it working in a simple test case, you
> can
> > build back up to your full page...
> >
> > BTW - unless you have some reason to show HTML content through your flash
> > file, you should set your wmode=opaque (this renders the swf with z-index
> > layering capability, but uses less CPU and avoids lots of browser bugs)
> >
> > Aran
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> >
> > Behalf Of stoney_kun
> > Sent: Friday, 8 May 2009 9:28 AM
> > To: SWFObject
> > Subject: Re: Help with embeding Flash in HTML
> >
> > Okay the two divs are now aligned. Although, in IE6 the gap between
> > the aligned divs and the line below is not meant to be so large! It
> > should only be 5px. I have set object to "display:block". Can anyone
> > see the difference in the gap sizes?
> >
> > Please help... I am going mad!
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > On May 8, 3:51 am, Philip Hutchison <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > <div id="myflash"></div>
> >
> > > becomes
> >
> > > <object id="myflash">
> >
> > > the object sometimes needs to have the css "display:block" added
> >
> > > - philip
> >
> > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:32 AM, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > > Remember that when SWFObject is writing flash content to the page, it
> is
> > > > REPLACING the div you specify. It sounds like you need a wrapper div
> > which
> > > > you style / position etc and when the child div gets replaced, you
> can
> > > > still
> > > > control the post /style of the warpper.
> >
> > > > Aran
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On
> > > > Behalf Of stoney_kun
> > > > Sent: Thursday, 7 May 2009 9:22 PM
> > > > To: SWFObject
> > > > Subject: Help with embeding Flash in HTML
> >
> > > > Man this is driving me insane... I have two divs one floating left,
> > > > the other floating right. Rather than displaying side-by-side, they
> > > > are stacking.. This error only occurs when the Flash content is
> > > > present!!
> >
> > > > Please help
> >
> > > >http://www.stoneykun.com/uma/island/
> >
> > > > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > > - Show quoted text -
> >
>

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