Re: WebCat and Flash

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 29406
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks Mike. John Davies jd@professionalideas.com _____________________________________________ Martin Associates http://www.professionalideas.com > From: Mike Davis > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:46:32 -0800 > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Subject: Re: WebCat and Flash > > on 3/21/2000 10:22 AM, John Davies at jd@professionalideas.com wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> Is it possible to use WebCat to detect if a user has the current Flash >> plugin on their machine, and show the appropriate graphics depending on the >> result? >> > No, but that sounds like a professional idea, though. (sorry, couldn't > resist :) > Browser scripting is the only way to detect Flash. Check the code generated > by Flash 4's publish output. It works fairly well, except for Explorer on > Mac. I tend to use the Flash generated detection in combo with checking the > [browsername] in webcat for Mac Explorer. When I detect that browser, I > include a small flash movie in the page that is a single frame with a get > url action that takes the browser to the flash based site. So if they have > flash, they will jump to the flash page. If they don't, they will see the > current hard coded page and a small broken plugin icon, which is not a bad > compromise. > > Mike > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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Thanks Mike. John Davies jd@professionalideas.com _____________________________________________ Martin Associates http://www.professionalideas.com > From: Mike Davis > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:46:32 -0800 > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Subject: Re: WebCat and Flash > > on 3/21/2000 10:22 AM, John Davies at jd@professionalideas.com wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> Is it possible to use WebCat to detect if a user has the current Flash >> plugin on their machine, and show the appropriate graphics depending on the >> result? >> > No, but that sounds like a professional idea, though. (sorry, couldn't > resist :) > Browser scripting is the only way to detect Flash. Check the code generated > by Flash 4's publish output. It works fairly well, except for Explorer on > Mac. I tend to use the Flash generated detection in combo with checking the > [browsername] in webcat for Mac Explorer. When I detect that browser, I > include a small flash movie in the page that is a single frame with a get > url action that takes the browser to the flash based site. So if they have > flash, they will jump to the flash page. If they don't, they will see the > current hard coded page and a small broken plugin icon, which is not a bad > compromise. > > Mike > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to John Davies

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