@Primemarketing, while I agree with you in concept, in Kyle's defense, I think he's saying while using switchOffAutoHideShow() allows users to see their Flash content isn't as much a solution as taking advantage of a function that happens to solve a condition much like slapping a television set with a fuzzy image "solves" the problem of a bad image. The real solution is to either get cable or move your TV somewhere where there's a clear signal, not to advocate that everyone slap their TVs. :)
I do think the use of the term "misinformation" is misapplied. It's not a best solution, but blowing on the Nintendo cartridges and slapping a TV worked for millions of people. /shrug Perhaps not a great example, but hopefully you get the tongue-in-cheek point of it. In terms of switchOffAutoHideShow, we've been able to establish in other threads the following: 1. If you move the code in the the <head> of your content instead of relying on page loading and DOM race conditions to rule how your Flash content gets embedded, then the standard code seems to work in FF3.5 as well as other browsers. 2. If you move your code (whether it's a register or the dynamic publishing version of embedSWF) into a DOM ready event, such as $(document).ready - jQuery or probably the domready event handler that comes with SWFObject, then that works as well. 3. If you try to run things using inline scripting, then you get invisible non-embedding Flash in FF3.5. In terms of the "why" this happens, I unfortunately have to leave that to the folks who know the inner workings of Mozilla. Dealing with your flash embed code and implementing it as specified in items 1 and 2 above, however, should work for you. If you absolutely positively have to do it with step3, then using the switchOffAutoHideShow() function seems to provide relief, but this seems to be based on a race condition that has as much to do with how 3.5 does rendering as it might have to do with any sound programming logic involving SWFObject. Vincent On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:24 PM, PrimeMarketing < [email protected]> wrote: > > Kyle, please don't get me wrong, but ... > > if you say "This is incorrect information.", I definitely disagree > with you, because this swfobject.switchOffAutoHideShow(); is exactly > what makes my test.swf show up at > http://fischerwirt.primemarketing.at/swfobject/ > > Feel free to try > http://fischerwirt.primemarketing.at/swfobject/noShow.html > to see the effect which Buglish has described. > > Saying about switchOffAutoHideShow(); "That function is for a > different purpose, and should not be used > in the way you are describing." is not helpfull at all. > > Whereas putting swfobject.switchOffAutoHideShow(); before > swfobject.registerObject(); seems to be - well - at least a quite good > work around. > > So, do you know why the test.swf (as downloaded) it's not working with > my German Firefox 3.0.12, German Vista Ultimate SP2, German Flash > Plugin WIN 10,0,12,36 > > or do you still insist in saying: "Don't use this as a work around - > but I I'm not sure about why you shouldn't" :-) > > regards > Heinz > > On 21 Jul., 17:09, "Getify Solutions, Inc." <[email protected]> wrote: > > You haven't provided a link, so I can't see, yet. > > > > It's possible your problem is that the SWF you're trying to load doesn't > get > > the proper stage size. We've had a number of people with issues about > this. > > > > Or it could be something else particular to your SWF. > > > > But in fact, the static SWF loading does work in FF, so you shouldn't > need > > to use extra API functions to hack it to work. > > > > This function in fact is used to control/prevent the flicker that some > > people see where the alternate content shows for a brief snap before the > SWF > > content shows up. Our code doesn't have any functionality that leaves a > SWF > > totally hidden even after embed, as you seem to be trying to use this > > function to undo. > > > > So, if your SWF is loading but not showing, there's another problem and > we > > can troubleshoot it if you want to post a link. > > > > But, I just didn't want misinformation about this function be the cure > for > > this problem, because that's improper usage. > > > > You can read our documentation for a more detailed explanation of the > > purpose of the function in question. > > > > --Kyle > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Buglish" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:54 AM > > To: "SWFObject" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re:FirefoxFlash item invisible > > > > > > > > > From the link you can see I used the sample text exactly. > > > Only when I usedFirefoxthe flash object was invisible. The only way > > > I could get it to work was to add the switchOffAutoHideShow(); > > > function. > > > > > What is the real functionality of this function? > > > > > On Jul 15, 5:32 pm, Buglish <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> See linkhttp://www.bam-sa.co.za/ > > > > >> On Jul 15, 4:55 pm, "Getify Solutions, Inc." <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> > This is incorrect information. You must have something wrong in the > > >> > code you > > >> > are using. That function is for a different purpose, and should not > be > > >> > used > > >> > in the way you are describing. It actually refers to the alternate > > >> > content > > >> > visibility, not the flash swf object visibility. > > > > >> > If you want to post some code here, or better yet, a link, we can > > >> > probably > > >> > spot the issue pretty quickly. > > > > >> > --Kyle > > > > >> > -------------------------------------------------- > > >> > From: "Buglish" <[email protected]> > > >> > Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:25 AM > > >> > To: "SWFObject" <[email protected]> > > >> > Subject:FirefoxFlash item invisible > > > > >> > > Just using the example for static insert results in the flash item > > >> > > being invisible for onlyFirefoxbrowsers. > > >> > > After lots of searching and reading though the API I tried using > the > > >> > > swfobject.switchOffAutoHideShow(); > > >> > > command before > > >> > > swfobject.registerObject("myId", "9.0.0"); > > >> > > which made it worked. > > > > >> > > Add new FAQ answer that if the flash object is not visible in Non > IE > > >> > > browsers; use the switchOffAutoHideShow command. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. 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