Having a MIDI file play throughout a site

[Tyler Cruz]

Hi,

First off, please spare me the flames of how MIDI is deemed as evil. I'm
displaying this on my forums, and most of my users love it. (Christmas
music).

Okay, basically I don't want the MIDI to keep restarting whenever somebody
visits another page. I have thought of 3 possible solutions:

1. With a pop-up window if there is a way to detect if the window is open.
If there isn't, then this wouldn't work, as new pop-ups would keep opening.

2. With cookies (for the pop up). However, this would require a lot of
coding, and would be difficult.

3. With frames. However, my forum software would make this incredibly
difficult.. all the links would need target changing, etc.

So any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks,

Tyler

 

[Spartanicus]

First off, please spare me the flames of how MIDI is deemed as evil. I'm
displaying this on my forums, and most of my users love it. (Christmas
music).

Okay, basically I don't want the MIDI to keep restarting whenever somebody
visits another page.

<a href="music.mid">midi music</a>

 

[brucie]

First off, please spare me the flames of how MIDI is deemed as evil.

well it is. have you ever been inflicted with it? the normal creams just
don't work anymore, you need a series of big needles to get rid of it
and the rash still comes back every now and then! i think you're in
denial

(Christmas music).

<bangs head up and down on desk/> next you'll be wanting those stupid
f^%&ing snowflakes.

 

[DU]

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Hi,

First off, please spare me the flames of how MIDI is deemed as evil.

A wide majority of sites do not use MIDI. If you really want assistance
on this issue, then you should research the issue before talking about
implementing it: you should keep an open mind and look for pros and cons
about it. That is what a professional web designer with a responsible,
mature and reasonable attitude would do. He would not have a "First off,
buzz off and just gimme the answer" attitude.

I'm

displaying this on my forums, and most of my users love it.

Really? How do you know this for sure? When I reach a site that annoys
me, I quit and don't come back: this is what a wide majority of people
do, you know. How is the site going to know that his site annoys me? How
is the site going to have a fair and balanced view of his site
usability, etc.?

(Christmas

music).

Okay, basically I don't want the MIDI to keep restarting

If they love the music, then your implementation should give the user
full control over issues like having the midi repeat itself endlessly or
the midi never starting until the user clicks wittingly on a button for
it. Full and explicit control of the user over this Christmas music (and
100% flexibility) should be the issue (and one of your website goal) here.

whenever somebody

visits another page. I have thought of 3 possible solutions:

You are already speaking of solutions when we do not see your website
analysis. No url.

1. With a pop-up window if there is a way to detect if the window is open.
If there isn't, then this wouldn't work, as new pop-ups would keep opening.

Popups are widely considered as bad by a majority of professional
webdesigners for many reasons I won't explain here. They should be used
when a website requirements and analysis consider such decision as a
justified and responsible one. Here, we don't have a single clue on what
his your website.

2. With cookies (for the pop up). However, this would require a lot of
coding, and would be difficult.

You talk in an abstract manner here. No site. No url. No website analysis.

3. With frames. However, my forum software would make this incredibly
difficult.. all the links would need target changing, etc.

Frames are obsolete and never recommendable in my opinion (iframe is a
different matter). They bring several usability difficulties on a site.

So any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks,

Tyler

I have absolutely no idea why you forward that a MIDI file play should
be considered in conjunction with a popup window or with frames.

Start with given an url, your website goals, requirements, etc.. Also,
make sure your site uses valid markup code. I assure you that if you
adopt an open-mind attitude, people in this newsgroup will provide you
with sound (no pun intended) recommendations. Fair enough?

DU

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[Louis Somers]

1. With a pop-up window if there is a way to detect if the window is
open. If there isn't, then this wouldn't work, as new pop-ups would
keep opening.

I would suggest a popup, but not automatic. Put a link on each page so the
user can click if he wants music. If he clicks, give him a popup with
options to swich it off again or to choose a different soundtrack.

An example can be found at http://www.christiananswers.net/midimenu.html

Hope this helps.

 

[Trevor George]

Tyler Cruz wrote in message ...

First off, please spare me the flames of how MIDI is deemed as evil. I'm
displaying this on my forums, and most of my users love it. (Christmas
music).

I *occasionally* place a midi track on my motorcycle forums at <http://www.F650.cc>, but very
rarely, as it can (and probably does) drive people bonkers. I include the stop and volume control by
using <embed src="whatever-it-is.mid"> so folks can turn it off.

Here's a couple of cheesy examples
<http://onmy.sirium.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=4096>

<http://onmy.sirium.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=654>

Don't blame me - you did ask :~)

 

[Tyler Cruz]

I already have the snowflakes up lol...

well it is. have you ever been inflicted with it? the normal creams just
don't work anymore, you need a series of big needles to get rid of it
and the rash still comes back every now and then! i think you're in
denial


<bangs head up and down on desk/> next you'll be wanting those stupid
f^%&ing snowflakes.

 

[Trevor George]

Tyler Cruz wrote in message ...

I already have the snowflakes up lol...

C'mon then - Be brave - tell us your URL :~)

 

[Tyler Cruz]

Unfortunately it's the same problem; the pop up reloads when I go back to
that page..

 

[Tyler Cruz]

http://www.movie-vault.com

Tyler Cruz wrote in message ...

C'mon then - Be brave - tell us your URL :~)

 

[Barefoot Kid]

| in post <| Tyler Cruz said:
|
| > First off, please spare me the flames of how MIDI is deemed as evil.
|
| well it is. have you ever been inflicted with it? the normal creams just
| don't work anymore, you need a series of big needles to get rid of it
| and the rash still comes back every now and then! i think you're in
| denial
|
| > (Christmas music).
|
| <bangs head up and down on desk/> next you'll be wanting those stupid
| f^%&ing snowflakes.

nowt wrong with snowflakes

 

[Louis Somers]

Unfortunately it's the same problem; the pop up reloads when I go back
to that page..

I consider it bad style to make the popup automatic (allthough the example
did it). You should rather have a link like this on each page:

<a href="http://www.christiananswers.net/midifloat.html" target="_blank">
Play background music</a>

Then the users can start it themselves whenever they want.

 

[Chef Blair]

Hi,

First off, please spare me the flames of how MIDI is deemed as evil. I'm
displaying this on my forums, and most of my users love it. (Christmas
music).

Okay, basically I don't want the MIDI to keep restarting whenever somebody
visits another page. I have thought of 3 possible solutions:

1. With a pop-up window if there is a way to detect if the window is open.
If there isn't, then this wouldn't work, as new pop-ups would keep opening.

2. With cookies (for the pop up). However, this would require a lot of
coding, and would be difficult.

3. With frames. However, my forum software would make this incredibly
difficult.. all the links would need target changing, etc.

So any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks,

Tyler

Check out this Midi Player it uses it own window.
http://www.frenchpastrychef.com/javajuke/