[SWFObject] Movie Background Color

[Geoff Stearns]

instead of using javascript to change the movies, you could use an  
iframe that just reloads with the new movie inside it...

then you can specify new colors or variables or anything else when  
you reload the iframe.


On May 22, 2006, at 7:37 AM, Turner, Ben (AT - Atlanta) wrote:

> Has anyone had an opportunity to take a look at the issue below? I  
> am still trying to figure out how to get it resolved. If anyone has  
> any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Benjamin Turner :: User Interface Engineer
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at lists.deconcept.com] On Behalf Of Turner, Ben (AT - Atlanta)
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 7:33 AM
> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
> Subject: [SWFObject] Movie Background Color
>
> 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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