[SWFObject] fp9 bug in IE with multiple swf files +externalinterface (out of memory)
Geoff Stearns
geoff at deconcept.com
Tue Jul 25 10:33:34 PDT 2006
yeah i just need to compress it and add it in there... i'll do it in
a few minutes.
if anyone finds a bug with this, or find that it's not fixing the
issues, please let me know asap.
On Jul 25, 2006, at 1:20 PM, Jonathan Spooner wrote:
> Thanks for the fix. It works great.
>
> Will this change go into the SVN?
>
> --JS
>
>
> On Jul 25, 2006, at 10:20 AM, Geoff Stearns wrote:
>
>> we have been working on this today... we have a fix.
>>
>> it turns out there is a function called __flash_unloadHandler() -
>> that does almost the exact same thing that my cleanUpSWFs()
>> function does (makes sense because I was e-mailing with a Flash
>> Player engineer about the streaming issue (which this is partially
>> related to) and they ended up putting code similar to my fix into
>> fp9, only it looks like the adobe version doesn't work so hot...
>>
>> anyway, here's how we fixed it:
>>
>> changed the cleanUpSWFs() function to fire using onbeforeunload
>> instead of onunload - and inside the beforeunload, we remove the
>> __flash_unloadHandler() function, so that it won't cause the out of
>> memory error.
>>
>> attached is the version with the fix in it... if you all could test
>> this out and let me know how it looks that would be great.
>>
>> i uploaded it to the test files pablo provided and it looks like it
>> fixes it... so if a few of you could verify that, it would be great.
>>
>> here's the test files with the new js file:
>> http://dev.deconcept.com/etc/outofmemory/
>>
>> in ie6 i get no crash and all seems fine.
>>
>>
>> <swfobject.js>
>>
>> for the adobe people here:Â
>>
>> the difference in your code and mine is that mine does a
>> getElementsByTagName('OBJECT'); and then loops through only those,
>> and your code has a variable called 'embedded' that is looped
>> through - not sure where the embedded var comes from, but it looks
>> like maybe it was much more stuff in it that is really needed...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 25, 2006, at 12:46 PM, Jonathan Spooner wrote:
>>
>> Here is my research on javaScript functions written out by Flash 9.
>>
>> It seems Flash prefixes their functions with '__flash'. And not
>> all browsers get these functions.
>>
>> Our favorite browser MSIE doesn't seem to get any of these __flash
>> functions.
>>
>> The list below was from looping through the page object.
>> var myList;
>> for (var i in this) {
>> //if(typeof(this[i]) == "function") { // show only functions
>> myList += i +"     "+ typeof(this[i]) + "<br/>
>> \n";
>> // }
>> }
>> document.getElementById('output').innerHTML =   myList;
>>
>>
>>
>> MSIE
>> <pastedGraphic.png>
>> onbeforeunload object
>> onafterprint object
>> top object
>> location object
>> parent object
>> offscreenBuffering string
>> frameElement object
>> onerror object
>> screen object
>> event object
>> clipboardData object
>> onresize object
>> defaultStatus string
>> onblur object
>> window object
>> onload function
>> onscroll object
>> screenTop number
>> onfocus object
>> Option object
>> length number
>> onbeforeprint object
>> frames object
>> self object
>> clientInformation object
>> external object
>> screenLeft number
>> opener undefined
>> onunload function
>> document object
>> closed boolean
>> history object
>> Image object
>> navigator object
>> status string
>> onhelp object
>> name string
>>
>>
>>
>> MAC FIRE FOX 1.5.0.4
>> getInterface   function
>> __flash__request   function
>> __flash__toXML   function
>> __flash__escapeXML   function
>> __flash__objectToXML   function
>> __flash__argumentsToXML   function
>> __flash__arrayToXML   function
>> onMyLoad   function
>> myswfo2   object
>> window   object
>> myswfo1   object
>> onload   function
>> SWFObject   function
>> FlashObject   function
>> getQueryParamValue   function
>> deconcept   object
>> myflashExec2   function
>> myflashExec1   function
>> document   object
>> console   object
>> addEventListener   function
>> location   object
>> navigator   object
>> Packages   object
>> sun   object
>> java   object
>> netscape   object
>> XPCNativeWrapper   function
>> Components   object
>> parent   object
>> top   object
>> scrollbars   object
>> name   string
>> scrollX   number
>> scrollY   number
>> scrollTo   function
>> scrollBy   function
>> getSelection   function
>> scrollByLines   function
>> scrollByPages   function
>> sizeToContent   function
>> prompt   function
>> dump   function
>> setTimeout   function
>> setInterval   function
>> clearTimeout   function
>> clearInterval   function
>> setResizable   function
>> captureEvents   function
>> releaseEvents   function
>> routeEvent   function
>> enableExternalCapture   function
>> disableExternalCapture   function
>> open   function
>> openDialog   function
>> frames   object
>> find   function
>> self   object
>> screen   object
>> history   object
>> content   object
>> menubar   object
>> toolbar   object
>> locationbar   object
>> personalbar   object
>> statusbar   object
>> directories   object
>> closed   boolean
>> crypto   object
>> pkcs11   object
>> controllers   object
>> opener   object
>> status   string
>> defaultStatus   string
>> innerWidth   number
>> innerHeight   number
>> outerWidth   number
>> outerHeight   number
>> screenX   number
>> screenY   number
>> pageXOffset   number
>> pageYOffset   number
>> scrollMaxX   number
>> scrollMaxY   number
>> length   number
>> fullScreen   boolean
>> alert   function
>> confirm   function
>> focus   function
>> blur   function
>> back   function
>> forward   function
>> home   function
>> stop   function
>> print   function
>> moveTo   function
>> moveBy   function
>> resizeTo   function
>> resizeBy   function
>> scroll   function
>> close   function
>> updateCommands   function
>> atob   function
>> btoa   function
>> frameElement   object
>> removeEventListener   function
>> dispatchEvent   function
>> getComputedStyle   function
>>
>> SAFARI
>> <pastedGraphic.png>
>> EvalError      function
>> RangeError      function
>> ReferenceError      function
>> SyntaxError      function
>> TypeError      function
>> URIError      function
>> console      function
>> myflashExec1      function
>> myflashExec2      function
>> deconcept      object
>> getQueryParamValue      function
>> FlashObject      function
>> SWFObject      function
>> myswfo1      object
>> [[DOMDocument.prototype]]      object
>> document      object
>> navigator      object
>> clientInformation      object
>> [[DOMElement.prototype]]      object
>> [[DOMNode.prototype]]      object
>> __flash_getWindowLocation      function
>> __flash_getTopLocation      function
>> myswfo2      object
>> onMyLoad      function
>> [[DOMEvent.prototype]]      object
>> event      object
>> frames      object
>> onmouseup      object
>> NodeFilter      object
>> CSSRule      object
>> length      number
>> print      function
>> opener      object
>> parent      object
>> scrollX      number
>> scrollY      number
>> XMLSerializer      object
>> menubar      object
>> defaultStatus      string
>> onblur      object
>> confirm      function
>> scrollBy      function
>> pageXOffset      number
>> pageYOffset      number
>> Node      object
>> toolbar      object
>> Image      object
>> onabort      object
>> onmousemove      object
>> scrollTo      function
>> onsearch      object
>> onmousewheel      object
>> screenLeft      number
>> onmouseover      object
>> crypto      undefined
>> screenTop      number
>> Range      object
>> status      string
>> onreset      object
>> onselect      object
>> document      object
>> onunload      object
>> onerror      object
>> innerHeight      number
>> innerWidth      number
>> defaultstatus      string
>> name      string
>> frameElement      undefined
>> offscreenBuffering      boolean
>> onscroll      object
>> history      object
>> Event      object
>> onresize      object
>> navigator      object
>> self      object
>> top      object
>> clientInformation      object
>> outerWidth      number
>> getSelection      function
>> blur      function
>> locationbar      object
>> DOMException      object
>> setInterval      function
>> scrollbars      object
>> clearTimeout      function
>> moveBy      function
>> alert      function
>> clearInterval      function
>> personalbar      object
>> Option      object
>> closed      boolean
>> focus      function
>> location      object
>> konqueror      undefined
>> outerHeight      number
>> screenX      number
>> screenY      number
>> statusbar      object
>> scroll      function
>> moveTo      function
>> resizeBy      function
>> resizeTo      function
>> window      object
>> screen      object
>> XMLHttpRequest      object
>> DOMParser      object
>> prompt      function
>> open      function
>> setTimeout      function
>> close      function
>> captureEvents      function
>> releaseEvents      function
>> addEventListener      function
>> removeEventListener      function
>> onchange      object
>> onclick      object
>> ondblclick      object
>> ondragdrop      object
>> onfocus      object
>> onkeydown      object
>> onkeypress      object
>> onkeyup      object
>> onload      function
>> onmousedown      object
>> onmouseout      object
>> onmove      object
>> onsubmit      object
>> onbeforeunload      object
>> showModalDialog      function
>>
>>
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>> On Jul 24, 2006, at 6:59 PM, Geoff Stearns wrote:
>>
>> could you give us a list of them?
>>
>> to unset them, try either setting it to null, or just setting it to
>> ÂÂ
>> an empty function:
>>
>> functionName = null;
>>
>> or
>>
>> functionName = new Function() {}
>>
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2006, at 7:47 PM, Jonathan Spooner wrote:
>>
>> I'm able to find the functions. Does anyone know how to remove
>> one
>> of them?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Geoff Stearns wrote:
>>
>> well that's what i was afraid of... kinda bad news.
>>
>> there may be a small chance to fix it... when the player initializes,
>> it inserts some js into the page... if we can watch what it's
>> inserting, and remove the 'bad' code, then we might be able to fix
>> ÂÂ
>> it.
>>
>> i'm not sure i have time to do it this week, but if someone else can
>> find ways to watch what js is being inserted (maybe just write some
>> js that loops through all the javascript functions on the page after
>> it's done loading and the flash player is initialized?) then we could
>> try removing the functions one by one and see if that fixes the
>> problem.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2006, at 5:35 PM, Pablo Garayzábal wrote:
>>
>>
>> The problem DOES NOT disappear using <object>, <embed> tags
>> instead of
>> SWFObject.js!!
>>
>> http://www.dinamik.es/test/normalEmbed.html
>>
>> So... it has to be a flash player 9 bug, not a SWFObject problem!.
>>
>> I think Adobe should be informed about it.
>>
>> Anybody knows how to do it? (any direct link or email for flash
>> player
>> bugs)?
>>
>> Do you think they'll do something to fix it?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
>> [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] En nombre de Geoff
>> Stearns
>> Enviado el: lunes, 24 de julio de 2006 22:39
>> Para: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>> Asunto: Re: [SWFObject] BUG FOUND
>>
>> have you tried using a non-js embed method? just the generic object/
>> embed tag that flash spits out?
>>
>> it's interesting that only fp9 shows the issue... i spoke briefly
>> with a flash player tech when i made the streaming content fix in
>> 1.4.2, and it sounded like he was going to put a similar fix into ÂÂ
>> fp9
>> to fix the problem (which is really an IE bug)
>>
>>
>> the other issue with the movies changing position i'm treating as a
>> different issue.
>>
>> if you comment out the 'onunload' part do they still change position
>> when you click the link?
>>
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2006, at 4:26 PM, Pablo wrote:
>>
>>
>> Here are a few points I found (just to summarize):
>>
>> When two different swf with two different ExternalInterface Calls
>> are in the
>> same html:
>>
>> - Flash 8 works perfectly (It's only a flash 9 issue).
>>
>> - The adobe's suggested AC_RunActiveContent.js script presents the
>> same
>> problem (If not bigger. I had 2 more error messages testing it).
>>
>> - SWFObject v1.4.2 changes the position of the movies when pressing
>> any
>> link. Downgrading to v1.4.1 fixes this problem.
>>
>> - Different error messages depending on the machine (all running
>> windows xp,
>> iExplorer 6 and flash 9)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
>> [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] En nombre de Geoff
>> Stearns
>> Enviado el: lunes, 24 de julio de 2006 22:08
>> Para: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>> Asunto: Re: [SWFObject] BUG FOUND
>>
>> i'm looking at this today actually... we have a project where this
>> may be an issue, so hopefully in the next day or two i'll have a ÂÂ
>> fix
>> for you...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2006, at 12:06 PM, Pablo Garayzábal wrote:
>>
>> Hi Geoff,
>>
>> I hope you have enjoyed your holidays!
>>
>> Do you have any clue about the ExternalInterface bug?
>>
>> The url and test files are here: http://www.dinamik.es/test/
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Pablo.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
>> [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] En nombre de Geoff
>> Stearns
>> Enviado el: miércoles, 19 de julio de 2006 10:01
>> Para: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>> Asunto: Re: [SWFObject] BUG FOUND
>>
>> someone just posted something to my blog and said that changing it
>> from onunload to onbeforeunload fixed it. anyone want to try it ÂÂ
>> out
>> and let us know how it goes?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 18, 2006, at 8:37 PM, Pablo Garayzábal wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the "match case" point in the reference link.
>>
>> I did an extended replace from FLASHObject to SWFObject and ÂÂ
>> caught
>> the
>> reference too (the site has more than 250 pages!!). You know, a
>> minute after
>> doing the change I found out that the change was not ÂÂ
>> necessary...!
>>
>> I'll change it in all the pages, but it seems not to be the
>> solution.
>>
>> About the crash, it behaves different depending on the machines.
>> Some of my
>> client's computers only show the "out of memory" alert, others ÂÂ
>> the
>> "stack
>> overflow" thing, and others get totally freeze.
>> It seems that there is not a regular pattern for that.
>> (All machines run Windows XP Pro, ie6, Flash Player 9.)
>>
>> Thanks again for your help Jimbo,
>> Pablo.
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> De: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
>> [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] En nombre de Jim
>> Berkey
>> Enviado el: martes, 18 de julio de 2006 20:10
>> Para: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>> Asunto: Re: [SWFObject] BUG FOUND
>>
>> Okay, I couldn't duplicate it locally at all, BUT, I uploaded ÂÂ
>> your
>> files
>> here and find the same as you:
>> http://jimbo.us/swfobjectTest/
>>
>> I did find that on index.html your javascript link is to
>> SWFObject.js - but
>> the file is actually all lowercase, so I changed it in ÂÂ
>> index.html.
>> Note: The version of swfobject.js is the one you have with the
>> commented out
>> section. I tried with a fresh version, and got the same time-
>> out in
>> IE when
>> refreshing. I didn't crash, but did get the time-out message,
>> referencing
>> line 56.
>> jimbo
>> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>>
>> On 7/18/2006 at 6:59 PM Pablo Garayzabal wrote:
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> If the message is null, then the player security policies are
>> blocking the
>> jsflash communication, and so the page doesnt crash.
>>
>> Are the test source files located in your desktop? Try to move
>> them to
>> another location (c: for example). It sounds weird, but flash
>> player doesnt
>> like C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\ (dont ask me why,
>> but Ive
>> experienced very estrange situations with files residing in
>> Windows
>> desktop.).
>>
>> If I test the source files residing in the desktop, I get the ÂÂ
>> same
>> result
>> (null, no crash).
>>
>> Anyway, have you tried http://www.dinamik.es/test/ ? (the same
>> files
>> located in a server)
>>
>> Thank you for your time!
>> Pablo.
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> De: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
>> [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] En nombre de Jim
>> Berkey
>> Enviado el: martes, 18 de julio de 2006 18:01
>> Para: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>> Asunto: Re: [SWFObject] BUG FOUND
>>
>> Just tried again with the window.onload method added back in and
>> still
>> couldn't make IE crash??
>>
>> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>>
>> On 7/18/2006 at 5:24 PM Pablo Garayzabal wrote:
>> Hi Geoff,
>>
>> This is a real website problem I am dealing with. The example
>> shown in
>> dinamik.es is just a dummy simplification trying to debug it. (I
>> didnt find
>> it just testing, I wish I had time for that these days!!)
>>
>> The window.onunload method is commented since my first post.
>>
>> Heres the source code if you want to test:
>>  http://www.dinamik.es/test/source.zip
>>
>> Thank you for your answer, and enjoy your holidays!!
>> Pablo.
>>
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> De: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
>> [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] En nombre de Geoff
>> Stearns
>> Enviado el: martes, 18 de julio de 2006 14:07
>> Para: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>> Asunto: Re: [SWFObject] BUG FOUND
>>
>> thanks for the extra testing... i haven't had time to verify this
>> yet (i'm
>> on vacation in europe until saturday night)
>>
>> I first thought that this might be related to the cleanUpSWFs()
>> function i
>> added in to address a streaming bug that popped up when you use
>> innerHTML to
>> write the <object> tag in IE, but if it happens with just 2
>> movies,
>> i'm not
>> sure that's the case.
>>
>> if you have time, try commenting out the part that adds the
>> window.onunload
>> method and see if that helps. aside from that i'll have to take a
>> closer
>> look at it when i have more time (next week)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 18, 2006, at 12:00 AM, Pablo Garayzabal wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> First of all, I want to thank Geoff for his great and useful ÂÂ
>> code.
>>
>> I found a bug affecting Flash player 9.
>>
>> When you try to establish two ExternalInterface callBacks for two
>> different
>> swfobjects, the page crashes in Internet Explorer 6 and Flash
>> player 9.
>>
>> This is the environment:
>>
>> One html containing 2 different SWFObjects.
>>
>> Each swf with its unique Id
>>
>> Each swf with a different ExternalInterface callBack method ÂÂ
>> name.
>> (Calling
>> different javascript functions)
>>
>> In flash player 8 works fine. In flash player 9 the page crashes:
>>
>> - Out of memory message when trying to execute a getURL method
>> from
>> any swf
>> movie.
>> - Displacement of the swfs from their original position.
>> - Clicking a simple <a href =whatever.html> html tag takes ÂÂ
>> about
>> 30-40
>> seconds to execute. Then out of memory message
>> - Out of memory at line ## error
>> - Stack overflow at line ## error
>>
>> Downgrading to SWFObject v1.4.1 fixes the displacement problem.
>>
>> Source code and example at http://www.dinamik.es/test/
>>
>> Any help will be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Pablo.
>>
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