to show image or to show flash

[Disco Octopus]

Hi,

I would like to know if there is the ability to have a flash embeded, but
when the flash is not available on the browser, then i want to show an
image.

Thanks

 

[j]

Hi,

I would like to know if there is the ability to have a flash embeded, but
when the flash is not available on the browser, then i want to show an
image.

Thanks

might be using the object tag, or you could do some flash detect in php
and load either image or swf based on that

//pseudo code:
if $flashpresent{
$htmlsource="emded/object\"my.swf\" etc"
} else {
$htmlsource="imgscr=\"blahblah.jpg\"" etc
}


j

 

[SpaceGirl]

Hi,

I would like to know if there is the ability to have a flash embeded, but
when the flash is not available on the browser, then i want to show an
image.

Thanks

Yes. Use META REFRESH in the head of your page (google for it).

Create an HTML page that contain a tiny flash movie, and meta refresh with a
5 second delay. The flash movie contains a redirect to the "flash version"
of your site, while the meta refresh contains a redirect to a non-flash
version of your site. So, if the little flash movie containing a refresh
manages to load and redirects, obviously the user has Flash installed. If,
after 5 seconds, the flash movie has not managed to redirect the user,
either they are on a massively slow connection or dont have Flash installed;
in both cases a non-flash site would be better anyway.

 

[Whitecrest]

I would like to know if there is the ability to have a flash embeded, but
when the flash is not available on the browser, then i want to show an
image.

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/mx2004/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/h
tml/wwhelp.htm?context=Flash_MX_2004_Documentation&file=15_publ4.htm

mind the URL wrapping

 

[Toby A Inkster]

I would like to know if there is the ability to have a flash embeded, but
when the flash is not available on the browser, then i want to show an
image.

<object data="flash.swf">
<img src="image.png" alt="text">
</object>

 

[Foofy (formerly known as Spaghetti)]

I would like to know if there is the ability to have a flash embeded, but
when the flash is not available on the browser, then i want to show an
image.

Here's something that works. You can use an image or whatever you want to
show when Flash isn't installed. Also, your HTML will be compliant and all
that.

<http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay/?

 

[Disco Octopus]

Hi,

I would like to know if there is the ability to have a flash embeded,
but when the flash is not available on the browser, then i want to
show an image.

Thanks

I have craeted the following page, but it is not doing what I expect...

http://mycoolfish.com/t/cow.html

In IE 5.5 I am seeing the <object> - this is cool.
In operar 7.x I am seeing the <embed> - this is cool too.
In Netscape Communicator 4.79 I see the cow.gif - this is cool too.
In Lynx I am not seeing anything - I expect (well, was hoping) to see at
least one of the alt= texts. (dunno which one, was trying to guess)
In the new-ish mozillas (firfox 0.7, 0.8, netscape 7.1, 7.0, mozilla 1.4,
1.5, 1.6) I am not seeing anything. I would at least like to see the
"cow.gif" if not the flash files.

Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[Toby A Inkster]

I have craeted the following page, but it is not doing what I expect...

http://mycoolfish.com/t/cow.html

As per my other post, get rid of the <embed> tag altogether. It's only
needed by NN4 and below and it's not part of any HTML standard. Secondly
add the attribute 'data="file.swf"' to the <object> tag. This will load
the flash file in Opera and Mozilla-based browsers.