I'm not here to bash Flash - used properly, I'm a big fan. My concern when I developed the JavaScript detection method we use was to find a way that would work seamlessly as expected without nagging the user in as many different situations and browsers as possible - including IE5 which seems a bit funny in how it handles plugins. JavaScript detection seemed to be the safest way.
K. -- Kay Smoljak http://kay.smoljak.com/ On 5/25/05, heretic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought that if Flash wasn't installed, the browser would prompt you > > to download and install it rather than just displaying the alternate > > content? > > Not necessarily - plus many browsers now give the option to *disable* > the plugin which may result in different behaviour. For example I use > Opera 8 with plugins disabled; which simply returns the alternate > content (if any) as per specification. > > What I've found is most Flash sites just return a blank screen (oddly > enough, they don't turn up in Google much either). ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
