[SWFObject] SWF does not play on first load (both IE and FF)
Sander Kruger
s.kruger at 3-gsp.com
Wed Dec 20 23:44:22 PST 2006
Oops, sorry about the third link, that was my mistake.
I installed FF2.0.0.1, but I still get the same problem. Did you clear the
cache each time before clicking the link? The behavior I observe is that the
page only stays blank if the SWF is not in the cache. A refresh of the page
makes the thing load correctly.
I'm starting to think that this is an Apache config problem. I uploaded the
exact same script on a different server and it loads correctly.
Can anyone reproduce this behavior?
http://service.otherphone.com/test/TestObject_so.html (swf doesn't play when
loaded with an empty cache)
http://www.intra-phone.com/test/TestObject_so.html (swf DOES play when
loaded with an empty cache)
Sander Kruger
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[mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] On Behalf Of Steve Kamerman
Sent: woensdag 20 december 2006 22:27
To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
Subject: Re: [SWFObject] SWF does not play on first load (both IE and FF)
I tested them all in IE6, IE7, FF1.5 and FF2.0 and they all worked fine
for the first 2 links and 404 on the last one.
Steve Kamerman
http://devel.teratechnologies.net/swfhelp/
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Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 4:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [SWFObject] SWF does not play on first load (both IE and
FF)
I was able to see the Adobe object in FF 2.01 with no problem.
I could not however see it with the SWFObject in FF
I could also not see your third example because of a 404 error.
:: -----Original Message-----
:: From: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
:: [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] On Behalf Of
:: Sander Kruger
:: Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:57 PM
:: To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
:: Subject: Re: [SWFObject] SWF does not play on first load
:: (both IE and FF)
::
:: I'm not sure what the Flash publish function does. I always
:: upload my apps to the server with Filezilla. Anyway, to
:: reproduce the problem, I've uploaded the files at the
:: following address:
::
:: http://service.otherphone.com/test/TestObject.html (Adobe)
:: http://service.otherphone.com/test/TestObject_so.html
:: (SWFObject)
:: http://service.otherphone.com/test/TestObject_so2.html
:: (SWFObject, no express install)
::
:: The flash movie is the example from the livedocs for the
:: Panel class. If I empty my cache and point my browser to any
:: of the above URL's, I just get a blank page.
::
:: If I open the same wrappers from my local hard-disk
:: (file://), the application plays without a problem.
::
:: Sander.
::
:: -----Original Message-----
:: From: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
:: [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] On Behalf Of
:: domenics at gmail.com
:: Sent: woensdag 20 december 2006 20:27
:: To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
:: Subject: Re: [SWFObject] SWF does not play on first load
:: (both IE and FF)
::
:: This happens even if you use flashs publish function? Have
:: you tried disabling the extras (version detection, etc) and
:: using a straight embed/object to narrow things down? Does
:: this happen on other computers?
:: Does it happen on a local publish?
::
:: Domenic
::
::
::
:: -----Original Message-----
:: From: "Sander Kruger" <s.kruger at 3-gsp.com>
:: Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:46:17
:: To:<swfobject at lists.deconcept.com>
:: Subject: [SWFObject] SWF does not play on first load (both IE and FF)
::
:: Hello,
::
:: I'm new to this list. I worked through the November and
:: December archive but didn't find a solution. I have a
:: problem with my Flash app wrapper using either SWFObject 1.5
:: or the Adobe wrapper:
::
:: When a Flash app is loaded for the first time, it doesn't
:: play. The player just shows the background color. I use
:: Flex/AS3 and Flash Player 9. This occurs both in IE6 and in
:: FF1.5.0.8. If the browser finds the SWF in the cache, no
:: problem. But if not, it doesn't play.
::
:: Does anyone know how to make sure the application starts
:: automatically, every time?
::
:: Here's some more diagnostics about the problem:
:: To get the movie to start, I can either select 'forward'
:: from the context menu (FF only), select 'play' from the
:: context menu (IE and FF) or refresh the page (IE only).
::
:: So far I've tried:
:: . disabling the pre-loader
:: . setting the 'play' and 'loop' params
:: . to no avail.
::
:: I did manage to create 2 workarounds in FF, neither being a
:: very elegant
:: one:
:: 1) ------------------------------------------------------
:: add an alert after the so.write('flashcontent'). The code becomes:
::
:: var so = new SWFObject("TestObject.swf", "TestObject",
:: "100%", "600", "9");
:: so.useExpressInstall('expressinstall.swf');
:: so.addParam("loop", "false");
:: so.write("flashcontent");
::
:: alert( "application is starting" );
::
:: Somehow, the alert makes the Flash movie start. confirm()
:: works as well, but I didn't find any less intrusive commands
:: that do the trick.
::
:: 2) ------------------------------------------------------
:: Add a timer to kick off the play after loading. The code
:: looks like this:
::
:: var so = new SWFObject("TestObject.swf", "TestObject",
:: "100%", "600", "9");
:: so.useExpressInstall('expressinstall.swf');
:: so.addParam("loop", "false");
:: so.write("flashcontent");
::
:: setTimeout( 'tryPlayFlash();', 1000 );
::
:: function tryPlayFlash()
:: {
:: if (document. TestObject)
:: {
:: if (document. TestObject.Play)
:: document. TestObject.Play();
:: else
:: alert('Cannot communicate with ActionScript');
:: }
:: else
:: alert('Can\'t find the Flash movie');
:: }
::
:: This is a rather bad one because it will restart the movie
:: if it plays correctly.
::
:: And I haven't found any of this to work in IE. If you have
:: encountered the same problem, please let me know if there is
:: a workaround.
::
:: Regards,
:: S. Kruger
::
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