[SWFObject] Best practices for installation

[Geoff Stearns]

yeah you could try that... i would really recommend just directing  
them to the adobe site and using expressinstall... that way most  
people will be upgraded right there (with no activex window popup) or  
they just go to adobe and get it from them.



On Jul 28, 2006, at 11:48 AM, Brian Smithson wrote:

> That is great advice, Geoff - thanks. So do you just include 'flash  
> not here' content with the link and instructions to refresh the  
> page when the download is done?
>
> -Brian
>
> From: Geoff Stearns [mailto:geoff at deconcept.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 11:38 AM
> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Best practices for installation
>
> 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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