Wow that's a lot of code... As you probably know this isn't the first time a playing-in-place script has been talked about. :o)
It's my opinion that all the mark-up a blogger should have to write is something like: <a href="[URL]" rel="enclosure" type="video/quicktime"><img ... /></a> The rel="enclosure" is there to weed out false positives and the type="video/quicktime" is there to tell videos apart from other kinds of enclosures. This builds on the kind of links people are already writing on videoblogs today (there's your reuse from microformats :p). You can then use unobtrusive javascript to attach onclick events (that handle the playing-in-place) to the links. You get the benifit of javascript (playing-in-place) without the disadvantages of <span>'s and onclick attributes (spiders can't read the links) and there's way less code for the blogger to write. Obviously since I'm gushing abour this approach it's the one I use on my blog (Raymond tested the same script on evilvlog a while back and I think he's still using it on dltq.org). David Meade made excellent additions to my javascript, but unfortunately I've lost my bookmark (I was going to roll them into the script on my blog at a later date). - Andreas On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:17:01 +0100, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've placed the image in the first "<a href" surrounded by > <noscript></noscript>. My assumption was that feedburner and other > aggregators would use the first "<a href" found to pull out the media > (video or audio), so with that thinking the "<img" entry is copied > there. The sample would change to: > > ===================== > <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" > src="http://www.cirne.com/vlog/script/vlog.js";></script> > <noscript> > <a href="http://enric.blip.tv/file/get/Enric-OnDabbleRemix054489.mov"; > rel="enclosure" style="font-size: 11px;"><img > src="http://static.flickr.com/38/101349283_ed69103f54_o.jpg"; alt="On > Dabble Remix" border="0" /></a> > </noscript> > > <div id="divOnDabbleRemix" align="center"> > > <span onclick="playVlog('divOnDabbleRemix', > 'http://enric.blip.tv/file/get/Enric-OnDabbleRemix054489.mov');"><img > style="cursor: pointer;" > src="http://static.flickr.com/38/101349283_ed69103f54_o.jpg"; alt="On > Dabble Remix" border="0" /></span><br /> > > <script type="text/javascript">document.writeln("<a href='javascript: > playVlog("divOnDabbleRemix", > "http://enric.blip.tv/file/get/Enric-OnDabbleRemix054489.mov");' > rel='enclosure' style='font-size: 12px;'>Watch Movie</a>");</script> > > </div> > ===================== > > Does that work well? > -- Enric > > --- In [email protected], "Joshua Kinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> See, you're using this convention: >> <span><img></span> >> >> Why not <a><img></a> ? >> >> -Josh >> >> >> On 3/2/06, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I don't think I explained that too well, so I'm going to give an >> > example. The <OBJECT type="application/vPIP+XML"...>...</OBJECT> >> > section is parsed and turned into embed code. Here's an example from >> > the most recent vlog I put up on http://techalley.cirne.com: >> > >> > ===================== >> > <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" >> > src="http://www.cirne.com/vlog/script/vlog.js";></script><noscript> >> > >> > <a href="http://enric.blip.tv/file/get/Enric-OnDabbleRemix054489.mov"; >> > rel="enclosure" style="font-size: 11px;">Watch Movie</a> >> > >> > </noscript> >> > >> > <div id="divOnDabbleRemix" align="center"> >> > >> > <span onclick="playVlog('divOnDabbleRemix', >> > 'http://enric.blip.tv/file/get/Enric-OnDabbleRemix054489.mov');"><img >> > style="cursor: pointer;" >> > src="http://static.flickr.com/38/101349283_ed69103f54_o.jpg"; alt="On >> > Dabble Remix" border="0" /></span><br /> >> > >> > <script type="text/javascript">document.writeln("<a href='javascript: >> > playVlog("divOnDabbleRemix", >> > > "http://enric.blip.tv/file/get/Enric-OnDabbleRemix054489.mov");' >> > rel='enclosure' style='font-size: 12px;'>Watch Movie</a>");</script> >> > >> > </div> >> > ===================== >> > >> > Above is the Wordperfect presentation code that a vPIP object tag like >> > the following would have created: >> > >> > ===================== >> > <OBJECT type="application/vPIP+xml" id="OnDabbleRemix" title="On >> > Dabble Remix"> >> > <PARAM NAME="src" >> > VALUE="http://enric.blip.tv/file/get/Enric-OnDabbleRemix054489.mov"; /> >> > <PARAM NAME="img" >> > VALUE="http://static.flickr.com/38/101349283_ed69103f54_o.jpg"; /> >> > </OBJECT> >> > ===================== >> > >> > A bit techie, but hopefully not totally confusing. I'll look at >> > documenting this on my site with more explanation. >> > >> > -- Enric >> > >> > >> > --- In [email protected], "Enric" <enric@> wrote: >> > > >> > > I just use the <OBJECT ...>...</OBJECT> tag in the philosophy of >> > > microformats. I originaly had a completely custom tag called <vPIP >> > > ... />. The tag (<OBJECT ...>...</OBJECT>) is only used by the > plugin >> > > to discover the parameters for constructing an embed object (with <a >> > > href ...>). It is entirely compatible with feedburner, fireant, >> > > iTunes and other aggregators (meefeedia, etc.) I have been doing a >> > > manual version of this since September of 2005 on my vlogs which > which >> > > don't have any problems I'm aware of in aggregators. >> > > >> > > Let me know if this isn't clear and maybe we can chat in IM. >> > > >> > > ;), >> > > >> > > Enric >> > > -===- >> > > http://www.cirne.com >> > > >> > > --- In [email protected], "Joshua Kinberg" <jkinberg@> >> > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Enric, >> > > > >> > > > Would the same code work with an <a> tag, rather than within > <span>, >> > > > where the href attribute points to the enclosure URL? You > could still >> > > > use the javascript onclick handler and that way it would be > compatible >> > > > with FeedBurner for creating RSS enclosures, and also the image >> > > > thumbnail would be visible in the FireAnt directory as that is one >> > > > method we use to discover thumbnail images. >> > > > >> > > > -Josh >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On 3/2/06, Enric <enric@> wrote: >> > > > > Last September I was looking at Steve Garfields site and he > had a >> > > > > feature for his vlogs that when you clicked on the image for > it, the >> > > > > movie would be replaced and play in the same location. I >> > thought that >> > > > > was really cool, keeping the video in the location with the text >> > > > > describing it and available on demand. So I thought I'd >> > implement my >> > > > > own version which I documented at: >> > > > > >> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/hh3wr >> > > > > >> > > >> > > http://lucidmedia.cirne.com/index.php/2005/09/04/videos-playing-in-place/ >> > > > > >> > > > > Now, the procedures for implementing and using the code on > that post >> > > > > is complex. So I've intended to create a Wordpress plugin > of it. I >> > > > > now have an alpha 2 version under GPL (GNU Public License.) > This is >> > > > > an early version with some developer (me) testing. I use a > custom >> > > > > version of the <OBJECT...>...</OBJECT> tag to generate the embed >> > code >> > > > > on demand. If your an intrepid soul using Wordprss that would >> > like to >> > > > > try it and give me feedback on usage, bugs and features, it's >> > > > > available from: >> > > > > >> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/rye5y >> > > > > http://lucidmedia.cirne.com/index.php/vpip-plugin/ >> > > > > >> > > > > ;), >> > > > > >> > > > > Enric >> > > > > -===- >> > > > > http://www.cirne.com >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > -- <URL:http://www.solitude.dk/> Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. Yahoo! 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