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grimc
May 21st, 2010, 04:58 PM
Posting this here because it seems the most appropriate forum:

I'm pulling my hair out trying to determine why Firefox won't load a flash site I created for a client. The html was generated using SWFObject, and when the site went live it loaded fine in XP/IE/Firefox and OSX/Firefox/Safari/Chrome. Now, a couple months later, it refuses to load in Firefox (loads fine in the others). I'll get a "Transferring data from [sitename]" message, then "Read [sitename]" and finally, "Done." But the page remains blank. Right-clicking doesn't even show that a Flash player is on the page. I've checked the HTML, and while the client added a meta tag for google site verification, it all looks right.

So, are there any new Firefox/Flash issues? I've searched and haven't found anything, and I don't have problems with any other Flash sites. I have no idea where to start looking.

Add: I'm not using any adblockers, and haven't installed any new FF plugins since the site first went live.

The site is http://formationdesign.com
vipezz
May 22nd, 2010, 02:04 AM
it runs fine on firefox here.
grimc
May 22nd, 2010, 02:40 PM
Thanks for checking. Client's not worried, so I guess I'll just have to live with it...
Swooter
May 23rd, 2010, 11:13 AM
What Flash player version are you using? and for which player version did you export the swf?

I don't see an <embed> tag in your code... might want to look into that
grimc
May 23rd, 2010, 04:43 PM
What Flash player version are you using? and for which player version did you export the swf?

I don't see an <embed> tag in your code... might want to look into that

I'm using the latest player (10.0.45.2), and exported for FP10.

I used SWFObject to generate the html, which embeds the movie using javascript instead of an embed tag. But you gave me exactly what I was looking for--a place to start looking. :)

A couple of bug submissions at the google code page for SWFObject point to a peculiarity with FF, so it looks like that's where I'll have to try a workaround. Thanks.
mrE
May 26th, 2010, 01:14 PM
There are some things you can do in flash that will make firefox block the flash. Especially in older versions of Firefox. I just can't remember what those things are. I think it's something to do with pulling information from an XML file before the entire piece of flash is loaded? or something similar? Let me do some more research for you. Post back here if you figure it out before me.
grimc
May 26th, 2010, 05:44 PM
There are some things you can do in flash that will make firefox block the flash. Especially in older versions of Firefox. I just can't remember what those things are. I think it's something to do with pulling information from an XML file before the entire piece of flash is loaded? or something similar? Let me do some more research for you. Post back here if you figure it out before me.

That's interesting. The site does use PHP to create an XML of assets, so if what you're describing is still an issue with newer versions of FF, it could be the problem. If you find any links about what you describe, please do post. Thanks for replying!
mrE
May 27th, 2010, 01:07 AM
That's interesting. The site does use PHP to create an XML of assets, so if what you're describing is still an issue with newer versions of FF, it could be the problem. If you find any links about what you describe, please do post. Thanks for replying!

I'll let you know if I find anything. And you do the same. I am asking my friend whom I was working with when we encountered this issue to see if he remembers exactly what it was.