Hi rabbledabble I've posted a followup comment on the issues page: http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/issues/detail?id=514
- philip On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 10:17 PM, rabbledabble <[email protected]> wrote: > Bug filed here http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/issues/detail?id=514 > > On Nov 4, 10:07 pm, Nathan Mynarcik <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Look at the new macbook air's for example, they don't come with flash > > preinstalled." > > > > You are absolutely right. Until they visit the internet with Flash Ads, > > Flash Video, Flash games. I bet that within the first day of anyone > owning > > a Mac, they install flash player on it. > > > > I do see your point on the subject though and I am just busting your > chops > > (especially since you brought Apple into it). If you do indeed feel it > is a > > bug, you could always post it to the Google Project page: > http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/issues/list > > > > -Nathan > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 12:48 AM, rabbledabble <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Its not a "browser" thing. I just reverted to swfobject 1.5 and it > > > works as I expected. Since no one believes me that its a bug with > > > swfobject 2.2, I will give up on arguing this topic. > > > > > >> Besides, it's very rare for any user to not have flash player > installed > > > on > > > their machine. > > > > > This is a naive development approach especially when your web > > > application is touching millions of users. Look at the new macbook > > > air's for example, they don't come with flash preinstalled. > > > > > On Nov 4, 9:31 pm, Nathan Mynarcik <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It's not a swfObject issue. "It's a browser thing." Having to > refresh > > > is > > > > just like any other programs you update. They all have to be > restarted > > > in > > > > order for the new changes to take effect. > > > > > > Besides, it's very rare for any user to not have flash player > installed > > > on > > > > their machine. > > > > > > Nathan Mynarcik > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > <http://www.mynarcik.com/feed/rss.xml> > > > > <http://www.twitter.com/NMynarcik> > > > > < > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nathan-Mynarcik-Interactive-Web-Develop.. > > > .> > > > > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanmynarcik> > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 12:16 AM, rabbledabble <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Regardless, if you uninstall / reinstall Flash, you should > definitely > > > > > > restart the browser before testing... > > > > > > > This seems really counter intuitive from a user perspective. If i > > > > > have never installed flash, go to a page with flash on it, click a > > > > > link to install flash, then go back to the page, I will be > wondering > > > > > why exactly it doesn't work. It seems an unnecessary extra step > for > > > > > the user to have to refresh the page. I swear that version 1.5 did > > > > > not have this problem at all. > > > > > > > On Nov 4, 7:16 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Sorry for the confusion - Express install is a mechanism to > update > > > your > > > > > > Flash player if FP 6.0.65 and greater is already installed. If > you > > > have > > > > > no > > > > > > Flash player, then no, EI cannot be used (as it is activated > through > > > > > Flash > > > > > > player) > > > > > > > > The registrarion of your Flash player can sometimes become > corrupted > > > > > > (meaning SWFObejct cannot detect the version correctly). Perhaps > this > > > is > > > > > > what happened? > > > > > > > >http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/faq > > > > > > > > <http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/faq>#2 / #3 > > > > > > > > Regardless, if you uninstall / reinstall Flash, you should > definitely > > > > > > restart the browser before testing... > > > > > > > > Aran > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 5:56 PM, rabbledabble <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > If you install Flash manually, then I would expect wonky > behavior > > > > > until > > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > restart the browser to let the plugin register properly.... > > > > > > > This wasn't the case for swfobject 1.5. Also, i have never > gotten > > > that > > > > > > > express install to work. Should it launch even if you have > flash > > > not > > > > > > > installed? > > > > > > > > > On Nov 4, 3:53 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > well, you pass null in as your expressInstall.swf location, > so > > > you > > > > > won't > > > > > > > get > > > > > > > > any in page Flash player updating (which will update the > player, > > > then > > > > > > > > display your content without having to refresh in most > browsers) > > > > > > > > > > If you install Flash manually, then I would expect wonky > behavior > > > > > until > > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > restart the browser to let the plugin register properly.... > > > > > > > > > > Aran > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 3:51 PM, rabbledabble < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Code example: > > > > > > > > >http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=TWVS52HF > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 3, 10:54 am, rabbledabble <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I have a simple html page with a button that when clicked > > > will > > > > > > > display > > > > > > > > > > a video in a container using the swfobject.embedSWF > function. > > > I > > > > > did > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > > test where i uninstalled flash from my machine (control > > > > > panel->add > > > > > > > > > > remove programs), then loaded my page and tried clicking > the > > > > > button > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > show the video. As expected it did not show. However, > after > > > > > > > > > > installing flash, then coming back to the same page (not > > > > > reloaded), > > > > > > > > > > the link still wont embed the video. I notice the > callback > > > says > > > > > > > > > > "success:false". If I reload the page, however, it will > work > > > as > > > > > > > > > > expected. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is this a flaw in swfobject or the way I am implementing > > > this? 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