[SWFObject] still need swfobject plugin for dreamweaver
Geoff Stearns
geoff at deconcept.com
Thu May 18 07:01:47 PDT 2006
paul was asking me about it the other day, so i think he's almost
done with it... i'll bug him about it today.
On May 18, 2006, at 9:40 AM, ilfan at rimatek.com wrote:
> Geoff, how are we doing with the swfobject plugin for dreamweaver.
> Still no
> word from communitymx, and my co-workers really need it. We develop
> many sites,
> and would save us a ton of time to have it. Please let me know. Thanks
>
>
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>> 1. Movie Background Color (Turner, Ben (AT - Atlanta))
>> 2. Re: Express Install Redirect Issue (Geoff Stearns)
>> 3. Re: Express Install Redirect Issue (Azimuth New Media)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 07:32:50 -0400
>> From: "Turner, Ben (AT - Atlanta)" <Ben.Turner at AutoTrader.com>
>> Subject: [SWFObject] Movie Background Color
>> To: <swfobject at lists.deconcept.com>
>> Message-ID:
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>> Hello,
>> I have a pop-up window that opens up with a 728x90 SWF and 6 links on
>> it. The purpose of the page is for the user to see 6 different Flash
>> files without having to have a separate window for each one
>> (parent page
>> contains "thumbnail" versions of the files). I am using JavaScript to
>> build an array with the values for the movies. This is my script:
>>
>> var swf= new Array();
>> swf[0] = 'flash/swf_01.swf';
>> swf[1] = 'flash/swf_02.swf';
>> swf[2] = 'flash/swf_03.swf';
>> swf[3] = 'flash/swf_04.swf';
>> swf[4] = 'flash/swf_05.swf';
>> swf[5] = 'flash/swf_06.swf';
>>
>> function changeFlash(x) {
>> document.getElementById('FlashMovie').movie = swf[x];
>> }
>>
>> Here is the SWFObject script I am using:
>>
>> <script type="text/javascript">
>> var so = new SWFObject(swf[0], "FlashMovie", "728", "90", "7");
>> so.write("SWFContainer");
>> </script>
>>
>> Here is one of the links on the page:
>> <a id="link1" href="#SWF0" onMouseUp="changeFlash(0)"
>> class="pageLink">
>>
>> The DIV that I'm putting the SWF in doesn't have a background
>> color and
>> is set to be the exact size of the Flash file. The initial file loads
>> fine, the issue that I'm having is that the background color from the
>> first SWF is carried over to all subsequent movies. For example the
>> initial movie has a blue background and shows fine. If the user
>> clicks
>> the link to view the other SWFs the blue background color from the
>> first
>> one replaces the background color in all subsequent movies.
>>
>> I have tried putting a BG color in: var so = new SWFObject(swf[0],
>> "FlashMovie", "728", "90", "7", "086AFF");. I've tried using:
>> so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); and it does not seem to
>> alleviate
>> the issue. In total there are 70+ Flash movies and we are constantly
>> adding new ones. I don't really have the resources to go back and
>> change
>> each Flash movie at this point (though if a solution isn't found I
>> will
>> take that route).
>>
>> If any one has any suggestions on how to dynamically change the BG
>> color
>> or make it where the color does not carry over I would greatly
>> appreciate it. I guess there is a way that I could create a second
>> array
>> of colors and pull that in, but I'd rather not go in and pull the hex
>> for each movie.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Benjamin Turner :: User Interface Engineer
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 08:42:44 -0400
>> From: Geoff Stearns <geoff at deconcept.com>
>> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Express Install Redirect Issue
>> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
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>> you just use the xiRedirectUrl - and put in the full url to your
>> 'upgrade complete' page.
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 18, 2006, at 4:00 AM, Azimuth New Media wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Geoff,
>>>
>>> That was the problem - I wasn't sure how it was possible to
>>> complete a clean transition - as it looks rubbish at the moment -
>>> but it should look great.
>>>
>>> So I need to redirect to a page that says your upgrade is complete
>>> click here - which then redirects back to my resized window.
>>>
>>> The obvious question for me is where on earth in the chain of the
>>> events should this occur? Do I have to modify the SWFObject source
>>> code?
>>>
>>> Hope you follow?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> Azimuthnewmedia
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Geoff Stearns
>>> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:26 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Express Install Redirect Issue
>>>
>>> first off: i don't recommend doing that.
>>>
>>> when the user finishes their install, the original window will
>>> close, and a new browser window will open and redirect to your
>>> site, so the user will have the address bar and all their default
>>> toolbars active.
>>>
>>> then if you resize that window, all that stuff will still be there
>>> and it will look really funny.
>>>
>>> the best you can do is to detect the referring site (check for
>>> adobe.com) and then show a special message, like 'your upgrade was
>>> successful, click here to continue' or something like that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 17, 2006, at 1:05 PM, Azimuth New Media wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi List
>>>>
>>>> Bear with me this is an SWFobject question in the end...
>>>>
>>>> From my site I have a little bit of javascript that opens a pop up
>>>> window with my flash movie - which is exactly the dimensions of my
>>>> flash movie. Nothing extraordinary.
>>>>
>>>> When I run express install - which works fine, the browser
>>>> redirects back to my page but it is open in a full window, instead
>>>> of at the 564x564px dimension I'd specified.
>>>>
>>>> I know why not, because the code doesn't exist in the target page,
>>>> so the obvious is to add the code to the page where my movie is
>>>> embedded...which automatically resizes the browser window back to
>>>> the 564x564 - okay - but, I can't get this working myself for some
>>>> reason.
>>>>
>>>> So is there something I can do within the SWFobject script - I
>>>> know there is this variable:
>>>>
>>>> so.setAttribute('xiRedirectUrl', 'http://www.example.com/
>>>> upgradefinished.html');
>>>>
>>>> Is there anyway by using I can get the movie after upgrade to
>>>> reload into the pop up - like target="_self"
>>>>
>>>> I hope you all follow.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Azimuthnewmedia
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>> Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 16:25:49 +0300
>> From: "Azimuth New Media" <chris at azimuthnewmedia.com>
>> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Express Install Redirect Issue
>> To: <swfobject at lists.deconcept.com>
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>> Cheers Geoff,
>>
>> Got that will give it a try....
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Chris
>> Azimuthnewmedia
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Geoff Stearns
>> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 3:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Express Install Redirect Issue
>>
>>
>> you just use the xiRedirectUrl - and put in the full url to your
>> 'upgrade
>> complete' page.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 18, 2006, at 4:00 AM, Azimuth New Media wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks Geoff,
>>
>> That was the problem - I wasn't sure how it was possible to
>> complete a
>> clean transition - as it looks rubbish at the moment - but it
>> should look
>> great.
>>
>> So I need to redirect to a page that says your upgrade is
>> complete click
>> here - which then redirects back to my resized window.
>>
>> The obvious question for me is where on earth in the chain of
>> the events
>> should this occur? Do I have to modify the SWFObject source code?
>>
>> Hope you follow?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Azimuthnewmedia
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Geoff Stearns
>> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] Express Install Redirect Issue
>>
>>
>> first off: i don't recommend doing that.
>>
>>
>> when the user finishes their install, the original window
>> will close,
>> and a new browser window will open and redirect to your site, so
>> the user
>> will have the address bar and all their default toolbars active.
>>
>>
>> then if you resize that window, all that stuff will still be
>> there and
>> it will look really funny.
>>
>>
>> the best you can do is to detect the referring site (check for
>> adobe.com) and then show a special message, like 'your upgrade was
>> successful, click here to continue' or something like that.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 17, 2006, at 1:05 PM, Azimuth New Media wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi List
>>
>> Bear with me this is an SWFobject question in the end...
>>
>> From my site I have a little bit of javascript that opens
>> a pop up
>> window with my flash movie - which is exactly the dimensions of my
>> flash
>> movie. Nothing extraordinary.
>>
>> When I run express install - which works fine, the browser
>> redirects
>> back to my page but it is open in a full window, instead of at the
>> 564x564px
>> dimension I'd specified.
>>
>> I know why not, because the code doesn't exist in the
>> target page, so
>> the obvious is to add the code to the page where my movie is
>> embedded...which
>> automatically resizes the browser window back to the 564x564 -
>> okay - but, I
>> can't get this working myself for some reason.
>>
>> So is there something I can do within the SWFobject script
>> - I know
>> there is this variable:
>>
>> so.setAttribute('xiRedirectUrl',
>> 'http://www.example.com/upgradefinished.html');
>>
>> Is there anyway by using I can get the movie after upgrade
>> to reload
>> into the pop up - like target="_self"
>>
>> I hope you all follow.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Azimuthnewmedia
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