Fair enough, we could probably amend the question to say: "How can I create a SWF that will encompass 100% of the browser window? --OR-- When I try to make my SWF stretch 100% of the browser window, why does it disappear in Firefox?" :)
--Kyle -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jason Fincanon" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:40 PM To: "SWFObject" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: SWFObject 2.2 and FireFox 3.5.5 problem > My mistake. I was looking for a question that more directly asked why > the swf wasn't showing up at all in Firefox, not how to make the width > 100%. > While I stand corrected, I think there may need to be a question that > addresses the issue as it seems most people see it: "why doesn't my > swf show up in Firefox?"... even with that, the answer could point to > FAQ #1... I talked to a lot of devs today who had the same problem and > had no idea why it was happening. Some were even saying that SWFObject > + Firefox 3.5 = flakey and they were exploring other options. > > Might just need a little more clarity in the question I think. > > Thanks for pointing it out to me Kyle. > -Jason > > On Dec 22, 10:15 pm, "Getify Solutions, Inc." <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Jason- >> FAQ #1 is explicitly about this issue. I'm confused why you think it's >> not? >> >> --Kyle >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Jason Fincanon" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:07 PM >> To: "SWFObject" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: SWFObject 2.2 and FireFox 3.5.5 problem >> >> >> >> > Indeed the FAQ usually is a great place to start, Aran. >> >> > The only problem with that in this instance is that this one wasn't >> > found in the FAQ. It was found buried deep within the issues list. On >> > top of that, it appears to have been closed and considered "invalid". >> > I'm not sure how it can be invalid if it's an actual problem. As a >> > matter of fact, I actually talked to quite a few developers today who >> > reported having the same exact problem. >> >> > Maybe it needs to be added to the FAQ so other people can find it >> > there when they start, huh? >> >> > But thanks for the help and words of encouragement! :) >> > -Jason >> >> > On Dec 22, 4:30 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yeah. >> >> >> Reading the FAQ is a great place to start for any issues you may be >> >> facing. >> >> Chances are, other users have travelled then same path. >> >> >> Aran >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Jason Fincanon <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Found a solution. >> >> > Check out the <style> in comment #5: >> >> >http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/issues/detail?id=349#c5 >> >> >> > On Dec 22, 12:37 pm, Jason Fincanon <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > I'm having the exact same problem. Here's my html template code: >> >> >> > > <!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet --> >> >> > > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" " >> >> >http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd";> >> >> > > <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; lang="en" >> >> > > xml:lang="en"> >> >> > > <head> >> >> > > <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" >> >> > href="history/history.css" /> >> >> > > <title>${title}</title> >> >> > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; >> >> > > charset=iso-8859-1" /> >> >> > > <script type="text/javascript" >> >> > src="js/swfobject.js"></script> >> >> > > <script type="text/javascript"> >> >> > > var flashvars = {linkName:"chatLink"}; >> >> > > var params = {menu:"false"}; >> >> > > var attributes = {id: "${application}",name: >> >> > "${application}"}; >> >> > > swfobject.embedSWF ( "${swf}.swf", >> >> > "${application}_div", "$ >> >> > > {width}", "${height}", "${version_major}.${version_minor}.$ >> >> > > {version_revision}", "expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, >> >> > > attributes ); >> >> > > swfobject.addLoadEvent(loadEventHandler); >> >> > > function loadEventHandler() { >> >> > > BrowserHistory.flexApplication = >> >> > swfobject.getObjectById("$ >> >> > > {application}"); >> >> > > }; >> >> > > </script> >> >> > > </head> >> >> > > <body> >> >> > > <div id="${application}_div"> >> >> > > <h1>Alternative content</h1> >> >> > > <p><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></p> >> >> > > </div> >> >> > > </body> >> >> > > </html> >> >> >> > > On Nov 17, 4:27 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > > > Tom. >> >> >> > > > While I can appreciate that your page is not working in FF, we >> >> > > > cannot >> >> > begin >> >> > > > to help without seeing your code. Please post a link your page, >> >> > > > so >> >> > people >> >> > > > can have a look. >> >> >> > > > Cheers, >> >> > > > Aran >> >> >> > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:13 AM, Tom <[email protected]> >> >> > > > wrote: >> >> >> > > > > Hey all, >> >> >> > > > > Just wanted to share this with the group. I was using >> >> > > > > SWFObject >> >> > > > > 2.2 >> >> > > > > to embed a SWF into a generic HTML wrapper. The HTML literally >> >> > > > > had >> >> > > > > nothing more than the JS and DIV tag needed to get this thing >> >> > > > > running. When I tossed my finished product on the web I could >> >> > > > > view >> >> > it >> >> > > > > in Safari, IE 6 through 8, Google Chrome, and Opera. I could >> >> > > > > not >> >> > view >> >> > > > > it in FireFox 3.5.5 When I switched my SWFObject wrapper with >> >> > > > > the >> >> > > > > HTML wrapper that is automatically generated by Flex I could >> >> > > > > then >> >> > view >> >> > > > > my SWF in FireFox. 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