[SWFObject] Still......

[Aran Rhee]

Stephen.
 
Your menu system / slideshow doesn't need to be published for flash version
8 . In Flash, export as version 6 (mx) with AS1, and on your two pages,
change the version required to 6.  Flash MX has been out since 2002, so if
the user hasn't got that, then they are seriously outdated :)
 
In regards to making it easier for the user to upgrade, you might want to
include a link to download the flash player in your alternative content. I
believe the official link is http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer/
 
 
Code to change once you have re-exported your flash files as v6:
 
menu page:
 
original: 
var so = new SWFObject("PFI_MenuMovie5.swf", "menu", "285", "430", "8",
"#EBEACE");
 
change to:
var so = new SWFObject("PFI_MenuMovie5.swf", "menu", "285", "430", "6",
"#EBEACE");
 
 
banner slideshow page:
 
original:
var so = new SWFObject("pfi_slideshow2.swf", "slideshow", "530", "175",
"7");
 
change to:
var so = new SWFObject("pfi_slideshow2.swf", "slideshow", "530", "175",
"6");
 
////////////////////////////////////
 
Also, in your frameset, set your width for your menu page a bit wider, so
your don't get the horizontal scollbar:
 
original:
<frameset rows="*" cols="305,*" frameborder="no">
 
change to:
<frameset rows="*" cols="315,*" frameborder="no">
 
(you may need to play with the 315 value, this is just a guess - it may need
to be higher)
 
 
 
Cheers,
Aran
 
 


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From: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
[mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] On Behalf Of Stephen M. Rapp
Sent: Monday, 20 November 2006 3:40 PM
To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
Subject: [SWFObject] Still......


I got this following message from a client. This came after a great deal of
work by a gracious Aran. I'm a little under qualified to answer. What should
I say? Or How can this be dealt with? Is the only option upgrade or
redesign?


The issue is a swf menu on the left of www.pisgahforestinstitute.org


"We still have the Flash compatability problem as a common problem with
early versions of Explorer. We want to keep the option visible that directs
users to the proper website to download the necessary flash updates (as you
had posted earlier). The biggest problem with Flash is not the lack of the
graphics across the top, but the fact that the left toolbar doesn't work; is
there a way of getting around the toolbar problem by using a lesser version
of Flash? The site map is also difficult to use because it opens up a new
frame for each click, with no way of navigating the site except for using
the back button; we want this site map to operate essentially as a web-site
without the Flash version.

 

We noticed all these problems when we showed the site off to our funding
agency over the weekend. As I mentioned, they loved the website, but we had
to move locations to find a computer that had all the upgrades. What showed
up on the lower-version computer was: no left toolbar, no way to easily be
directed to an upgrade, and no way to navigate using the site map. If some
of our college computers have this problem, we know that teachers using home
computers or school computers will also experience them.  We'd like those
things fixed as part of your webmaster contract. We are pleased with the
product, but just want it to function as we need. Thanks for your effort and
the work you have put into the site. We all want to be proud of it."


Stephen

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