Thank you for the further explanation and code sample. Luckily I only am currently required to support IE and FireFox, and they both prompt as desired.
I think I've come to a pretty workable solution using the hasFlashPlayerVersion() method in the API. Much like your example, I only invoke SWFObject if the user has some version of Flash. Otherwise, I let the browser prompt them to install. To reiterate, I still think it would be handy to get this functionality baked-in with a standard dynamic embed setup and an option you could turn on without having to manually check for Flash Player versions. None-the-less you have been quite helpful in steering me into the right direction to accomplish what I need for this project. Thanks! ~Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: Philip Hutchison To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:18 PM Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Re: Flash detection I just posted a sample on the issues list, but I'll repeat it here for others to see. It's important to emphasize that this approach kills the fallback content for visitors that don't have Flash Player installed. If they choose not to install Flash Player, or if their browser doesn't prompt them to install Flash Player, they will see a blank page. -- 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.
