SWFObject to embed flash (problem in Firefox)

[glosrfc]

Good stuff

Don't forget that the SWFObject solution is only aimed at IE and not the other browsers.

[Benek]

Don't forget that the SWFObject solution is only aimed at IE and not the other browsers.

Are you sure? Here's a quote from the SWFObjects page:

SWFObject is a small Javascript file used for embedding Macromedia Flash content. The script can detect the Flash plug-in in all major web browsers (on Mac and PC) and is designed to make embedding Flash movies as easy as possible. It is also very search engine friendly, degrades gracefully, can be used in valid HTML and XHTML 1.0 documents*, and is forward compatible, so it should work for years to come.

Sounds like cross browser to me. It's working now for me in IE and Firefox, so that's good enough for me!

[rhamej]

Are you sure? Here's a quote from the SWFObjects page:


Sounds like cross browser to me. It's working now for me in IE and Firefox, so that's good enough for me!

He meant that the only reason it was really made was for IE and the Eolas bug.
http://www.fusionauthority.com/News/...ou-Updated.htm

It is cross browser. Plus it makes it easier to pass vars to the swf and little stuff like that.
Glad ya got it fixed

[boozy juice]

Im at my wits end looking for the holy grail of flash embedding code since it has to be:

1) W3C (any XHTML doc type ie: trans/strict/etc),
2) flash 8 detecting with alternate ('image' rather than page or jusy type redirect) if not detected
3) ignore this stupid Eolas/MS issue in IE

i can get say 1 and 2 to work, or 1 and 3, or even 2 and 3 but all together in one script/source file? hehe nope.

so, basically, can anyone on here help me, please?

thanks in advance..

[rhamej]

Just use the swfObject posted in the first post. It gets all three.

[boomcallister]

Hey, I came across this thread by searching after having a similar issue. I'm leaving the solution for others. It turns out that you can set the scale and alignment with html params, you just need to get them in the correct order.

This code:

   var so = new SWFObject("nzog.swf", "nzography", "100%", "100%", "8", "#EBE9E5");
   so.addParam("salign", "lt");
   so.addParam("loop", "false");
   so.addParam("menu", "false");
   so.addParam("quality", "high");
   so.addParam("scale", "noscale");
   so.addParam("align", "middle");
   so.write("flashcontent");

does not work because the salign tag is first, whereas it should be last.

When you publish a Movie with Flash CS3 you get a bunch AC_RunActiveContent JavaScript code in the generated HTML file. A good rule of thumb when using SWFObject is to add your parameters in the same order as they are given in AC_RunActiveContent., i.e.:

AC_FL_RunContent(
            'codebase', 'http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0',
            'width', '500',
            'height', '55',
            'src', 'page_title',
            'quality', 'high',
            'pluginspage', 'http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer',
            'align', 'middle',
            'play', 'true',
            'loop', 'true',
            'scale', 'noscale',
            'wmode', 'window',
            'devicefont', 'false',
            'id', 'page_title',
            'bgcolor', '#ffffff',
            'name', 'page_title',
            'menu', 'true',
            'allowFullScreen', 'false',
            'allowScriptAccess','sameDomain',
            'movie', 'page_title',
            'salign', 'l'
            ); //end AC code

This is the correct form for the SWFObject script:

   var so = new SWFObject("nzog.swf", "nzography", "100%", "100%", "8", "#EBE9E5");
   
   //note: these parameters follow the same order given in AC_RunActiveContent.js
   so.addParam("quality", "high");
   so.addParam("align", "middle");
   so.addParam("loop", "false");
   so.addParam("scale", "noscale");
   so.addParam("menu", "false");
   so.addParam("salign", "lt"); //shifted to last
   so.write("flashcontent");

[kyledefranco]

Hello.
Its an old thread, but thank you Boomcallister. It seems if the "salign" parameter goes before the "scale" parameter, things get shifted around in Mozilla-based browsers.