<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">well the problem is that the object/embed tags don't have the download information for the browsers to get the latest versions of the plugin.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><DIV>I've always preferred to place custom instructions there with a link to adobe.com, as many people don't like installing things from the activex window because of all the spyware/malware out there these days.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>firefox does have a pretty slick installer, though.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>if you wanted to trigger the installer, you could just place a small 1x1 flash movie on your page somewhere.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 4, 2006, at 12:28 PM, Reed, Scott wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>I've been working with SWFObject and replaced most of the previous<SPAN class="017352716-04052006"> </SPAN>detection code I was using but I think I might have missed something<BR>very basic. The default behavior in IE and Firefox (at least the latest<SPAN class="017352716-04052006"> </SPAN>versions) seems to be to initiate the install/upgrade and then load the<BR>content all very seamlessly. I find this to be a better experience that<SPAN class="017352716-04052006"> </SPAN>what I am doing. In most cases I am displaying alternate content in the<BR>div tag that instructs the user to click on a button which points to the<SPAN class="017352716-04052006"> </SPAN>upgrade page on Macromedia. This initiates a much less user-friendly<BR>install experience because of redirects/opening and closing of windows,<SPAN class="017352716-04052006"> </SPAN>etc. I was thinking that I could replace my link to Macromedia with the<BR>bypass link and get the best of both worlds, but the bypass link seems<SPAN class="017352716-04052006"> </SPAN>to still stop the automatic browser install. I'm just using a link back<BR>to the current page with ?flashDetect=false. Am I missing something<SPAN class="017352716-04052006"> </SPAN>about the intent of this or doing something wrong?<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="left">---------------------------------------------</DIV> <DIV align="left">Scott Reed</DIV> <DIV align="left">Sr. Web Developer</DIV> <DIV align="left">Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.</DIV> <DIV align="left">802-846-1547 x7859</DIV> <DIV align="left"><A href="http://www.popsicle.com/"></A></DIV> <DIV align="left"><A href="http://www.benjerry.com/">www.benjerry.com</A></DIV><DIV> <SPAN><DIV><Blank Bkgrd.gif></DIV></SPAN>_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">SWFObject mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:SWFObject@lists.deconcept.com">SWFObject@lists.deconcept.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.deconcept.com/listinfo.cgi/swfobject-deconcept.com">http://lists.deconcept.com/listinfo.cgi/swfobject-deconcept.com</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>