[SWFObject] swfobject_jskit only works in FF on reload

[Geoff Stearns]

sounds like the swf isn't loaded yet when you try to send the data  
into it...

you should be waiting until the swf is fully loaded and initialized,  
*then* send the data into it.

but you could also just as easily send in the initial size as a  
flashvar instead of sending it in with the js kit, then just send in  
the onresize values with the js kit.



On Oct 31, 2006, at 12:31 PM, David Waclo wrote:

> Hello,
>
>   I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is with how I'm  using the  
> the
> swfobject_jskit or with the way I have my javascript written:
>
> http://wolfsmithmedia.com/TestDave/webN.php
>
>   The green box should display the width of the of the page. It  
> works fine
> in IE on windows, but on FireFox in Windows it usually doesn't  
> work. If I
> reload the page several times, it eventually will work. On Firefox  
> for a
> Mac, it doesn't work the first time, but always works if I reload  
> the page.
> The only thing I can think is that its some kind of timing thing  
> with the
> order the files are loaded.
>   The width of the window is read by the javascript and sent to the  
> swf via
> the swfobject gateway when the window is resized. That width is then
> displayed with the displayData function in the swf exactly as in  
> Geoff's
> example in the kit.
>   Any help would be greatly appreciated as I've already spent a lot  
> of time
> trying to figure this out. I also realize I could use the External  
> Interface
> in Flash 8, but we're trying to avoid forcing people to upgrade.
>
> Here is the javascript:
>
> <script language="JavaScript">
>
> 	// tells function to do only once for IE and Opera
> 	var doneYet = false;
> 	// event occurs when window is resized
> 	window.onresize = resizer;
>
> 	// IE, Opera, Safari trip onresize continuously as mouse is  
> pressed, so
> function is set to do once a second
> 	function resizer() {
> 		if (!doneYet) {
> 			setTimeout('doOnce()', 1000);
> 			doneYet = true;
> 		}
> 	}
>
> 	function doOnce() {
> 		sendSwf();
> 		doneYet = false;
> 	}
>
> 	var winW = 630, winH = 460;
>
> 	// gets width and height of window: IE uses document.etc while  
> opera, FF
> use window.etc
> 	function winDim() {
> 		if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>3) {
> 			if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft")!=-1) {
> 			  winW = document.body.offsetWidth - 20 ;
> 			  winH = document.body.offsetHeight - 20;
> 			} else {
> 			  winW = window.innerWidth - 16;
> 			  winH = window.innerHeight - 16;
> 			}
> 		}
> 	}
>
> 	// gets dimensions for initial loading of swf.
> 	winDim();
>
> 	// uses gateway to send winW to functions in the swf
> 	function sendSwf() {
> 		winDim();
> 		swf.call('displayData', winW);
> 		swf.call('getWidths', winW);
> 	}
>
> 	</script>
>
> 	<div align="center" id="flashcontent">
>
> 		Flash here
> 	</div>
> 	<script type="text/javascript">
> 		var swf = new SWFObject("webN.swf", "jsdisplay", "2000", "116",  
> "6.0.65",
> "#ffffff");
> 		swf.setProxy(null, 'swfobject_js_gateway.swf');
> 		swf.addParam("quality", "high");
> 		swf.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
>
> 		// --> here I add a bunch of variables using swf.addVariable
>
> 	  	 swf.write("flashcontent");
>
> 	  	 sendSwf();
>
> 	</script>
>
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