I apologize for what seems like such a simple question, but I've been over the docs and Google for a day now and haven't found a thorough answer. I am using SWFObject 2.2 to embed Flash content via the jQuery.media plugin on my site. I have the express installer enabled and it seems to work well. (with the exception of the fact it's supposed to work on Flash 6 and it didn't).
My marketing people also want our site to activley prompt users to download and install flash right there in the browser when they load the page if NO Flash is installed. Not a link, mind you-- they want the browser to automatically start downloading Flash once the user approves, etc. I can't figure out how to do that. All I can get is for the "alternative content" to display. For the life of me I can't find anything in the docs or in my Google searches that explicitly state whether this is possible. All I can seem to dredge up are endless pages talking about the express installer (which only applies if you have an earlier version of Flash installed). What's odd, is that when using other embedding methods (such as jQuery.media's default embedding code, my browser (IE and FF) will automatically prompt me (plugin required, etc), but as soon as I turn on SWFObject, by browsers no longer automatically prompt and just sit there dumbly. Is that intended behavior with SWFObject, to disable the defaul browser behavior? Or perhaps SWFObject is noticing that Flash isn't installed and isn't even trying to do the embed. Also, I do realize that less than 1% of computers these days don't have flash, but we're just trying to be "customer centric" in case we get one of those 1% Thanks in advance! ~Brad -- 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.
