[SWFObject] Best practices for installation

[Geoff Stearns]

i suggest using a normal object/embed tag if you want to force a  
activex install on your site....

then when the install finishes, just send them back to the original  
page and swfobject should see that they now have the correct version  
installed.

i normally don't like doing hte activex installs anymore.. too many  
people think it's spyware and might just leave when they see that box  
pop up. not to mention the little yellow bar they have to click.  
sending them to the adobe site seems more trustworthy to me (although  
i do hate that they bundle the yh toolbar with it now - but at least  
it's optional and only IE users get offered it)




On Jul 28, 2006, at 11:23 AM, Brian Smithson wrote:

> Good morning!
>
> We stumbled across this library earlier this week and it looks very  
> very promising to solve a lot of the cross-browser flash problems  
> we've been running into. But after searching through the archives  
> of this list and the blogs, I still have a very newbie question.
>
> I can see how I can check versions against the one I require, and  
> build the alternate content to direct the user to a download. But  
> it seems we lose the nice automagic installation we get with the  
> object tag method. That is, once we direct the user to download the  
> right version of Flash, what's the best way to get our stuff to  
> reload and display now that flash is there? Page refresh?
>
> And a related question - is there a URL to download flash that  
> doesn't suggest the nasty Yahoo toolbar?
>
> Thanks so much for a great tool!
>
> -Brian
>
>
> Brian Smithson
> Product Manager
> Insignia Group, LC
> Providers of oeaccessories.com
> 704-588-0142 x8604
>
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