the activex issue is probably because the file is being tested locally.
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Getify Solutions, Inc. <[email protected]>wrote: > > The only way to install flash from the browser is via Adobe's website, on > their flash player download page. SWFObject has nothing to do with that > kind > of feature. Nor does Express Install. > > EI is useful for upgrading someone's older flash player to a new version, > inline automatically inside the browser. It requires a browser restart, but > gracefully takes the user back to the same url/page after restart. Again, > it's only helpful for getting an existing install of flash upgraded, not > the > initial install. > > SWFObject has effective DETECTION logic for all the above cases, meaning it > can tell you exactly what version, if any, they have, and let you choose > what your page should do base on that. AC_xxx doesn't have that. For > instance, you could say "if they have no flash, show them an image, if they > have flash 8+ show them A.swf, and if they have flash 10+, show them > B.swf". > Again, impossible (or nearly so) with AC_xxx methods. > > SWFObject also provides effective means (via static publishing) of doing > standards-compliant markup with no javascript support required for flash > embedding. It gracefully enhances if javascript is in place by doing > version > checks, EI, etc, but the flash is there and embedded, cross-browser, even > if > no JS is present. Again, not something AC_xxx does as well, and certainly > not as standards-compliant. > > SWFObject also has dynamic publishing, which means at any time of the life > of a page, like in response to user actions or Ajax responses or whatever, > you can dynamically embed a SWF on-the-fly into an existing page. This is > incredibly powerful for RIA's and other complex web pages and web apps. > AC_xxx cannot do it. > > SWFObject is also open-source, and has a vibrant support community and tens > (or dare I say hundreds) of thousands of sites using it. Adobe's script on > the other hand has been deprecated even by them, and had very little > official support even when it was their script of choice. Starting with CS4 > and going forward, Adobe chose to standardize on SWFObject 2.x, which means > it's getting embedded support in all their authoring products which produce > flash markup. Keep using AC_xxx and you'll be diverging from Adobe's > standards now. Now that is use-at-your-own-risk. > > SWFObject has a good selection of companion projects/libraries/scripts > which > use, extend, and improve on the core, and cover just about any standard > (and > even most exotic) scenarios you could imagine with SWF embedding. AC_xxx > was > pretty narrow and limited in its use cases, and pretty inflexible to > extension/adjustment. > > ----------------- > > As for the activeX warning... this shouldn't be happening, even on IE8 > (default). It's either a case of non-default stricter settings (likely), or > possibly a corrupt player install (also unfortunately quite possible). > Here's one such thread on it: > > > https://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.beta&tid=8eabe917-2c0e-42de-98b1-afdd25857fa1&cat=&lang=&cr=&sloc=&p=1 > > In any case, SWFObject's test suite completely passes, with no errors or > warnings, in IE8 (both winXP and Vista). I'd be curious to see if you get > those warnings in YOUR browser by visiting our test pages, any of the links > on here: http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/test_suite If so, it's > something wrong with your system. We can help troubleshoot and get it > corrected, if you want. > > If you change your mind and want to join the movement of SWFObject, we'd > love to have you and help with any issues you have. If you continue to make > your judgments based on a cursory first glance and misinformation, I wish > you the best of luck in the AC_xxx wild-wild-west. :) > > --Kyle > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "hendra" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 11:28 AM > To: "SWFObject" <[email protected]> > Subject: back to AC_RunActiveContent.js > > > > > I was looking for something that can automatically install flash > > player from the browser. Then I came across express install, then I > > came across SWF Object.. After spending hours to understand what it > > does, I finally decided just to go ahead with AC_RunActiveContent.js > > which I used in the first place. I don't seem to be able to find any > > usefullness using SWF Object. > > And btw, both static and dynamic method in SWF Object 2.1 triggered > > the activeX warning in IE 8. If you could fix that, I might consider > > using SWF Object one day when the day I understand what it is useful > > for :) > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
