> > For some reason I thought SWFObject maintained the same ID as passed to swfobject.embedSWF.
it does and you override it attributes.id - this then means you can have your print sheet hide the content of flash if content is replaced by swfobject but leave the content if not (dynamic objects) What I find very helpful is checking the results my use of swfobject in firebug - S On 28 January 2010 19:20, rollingsj <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone, I appreciate the suggestions. I am indeed wrapping > this in a nested div. There are two div levels #main and #media. The > media div is what SWFObject replaces, and the print CSS for that is: > > #media { > display: none; > } > > I can't hide the main div as that contains all the other content as > well, but Philip's post made me wonder about the ID. It turns out > that I had SWFObject's attributes.id parameter set to a different > value than the container div ID. Once I set it to "media," the print > CSS worked perfectly. For some reason I thought SWFObject maintained > the same ID as passed to swfobject.embedSWF. > > Thanks for leading me on to this! > > > On Jan 28, 1:05 pm, Philip Hutchison <[email protected]> wrote: > > SWFObject 2.x replaces the targeted <div> with an <object>, so you have > to > > be careful how you write your CSS. > > > > If you use pure IDs and no tag names, you should be able to do this: > > > > Pre-embed: > > <div id="flash">SWF will go here</div> > > > > Post-embed: > > <object id="flash"></object> > > > > With this CSS in your print stylesheet: > > #flash { display: none; } > > > > If you tried using div#flash {display: none; }, it would fail because the > > element is no longer a div. Also, as Sam implied, if you're wrapping > > everything in an additional <div>, you can just target the wrapper: > > > > Pre-embed: > > <div id="wrapper"> > > <div id="flash">SWF will go here</div> > > </div> > > > > Post-embed: > > <div id="wrapper"> > > <object id="flash"></object> > > </div> > > > > With this CSS in your print stylesheet: > > #wrapper { display: none; } > > > > - philip > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Nathan Mynarcik <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > what is your css for your print media stylesheet? > > > > > Nathan Mynarcik > > > Interactive Web Developer > > > [email protected] > > > 254.749.2525 > > >www.mynarcik.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: rollingsj <[email protected]> > > > Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:13:54 > > > To: SWFObject<[email protected]> > > > Subject: Hide SWFObject DIV for print media > > > > > I'm relatively new to SWFObject, and am having an issue with the print > > > media styles in IE7. Essentially, I'm hiding the DIV that SWFObject > > > uses in my print style sheet. This works fine in FireFox 3.5.7 (i.e. > > > it hides the DIV element and the swf is not shown on the printed > > > page), but in IE7 the swf is still shown when printing. > > > > > Does anyone have a way to correct this issue? > > > > > Many thanks. > > > > > -- > > > 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]<swfobject%[email protected]> > <swfobject%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > 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]<swfobject%[email protected]> > <swfobject%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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]<swfobject%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en. > > -- 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.
