Re: Flash Central Detection Script

[John Croteau]

Hi Joao and all


Flash Central is using he front-end (directing users to Flash if they

have Flash) of my 4th generation All-Flash detection script. This script

detects/directs all Flash capable browsers using the best technology for

each.


The All-Flash detection uses two pages to detect if Flash is present

and all browsers with Flash get Flash.


The first page detects Flash where possible with script.

       Netscape 3+ using the navigator.mimeTypes test in JavaScript

       IE3+ for Win95/NT using VBScript

       WebTV (JavaScript enabled) is directed.

       Previous visitors with JavaScript and cookies enabled.


The second page accepts all other browsers and exposes them to a Flash

jump movie and sets a cookie. If the browser is JavaScript and cookie

enabled, the next time a visitor visits he will be directed to Flash

from the first page.


The reason for the two page set-up is to provide the quickest and

cleanest transfer based on browser capability.


When using the jump movie there is a delay and glitch that occurs while

the mini Flash page loads and plays. Including the Jump movie with the

other script on  one page does not eliminate the jump/glitch even for

browsers in which the Flash plug-in can be detected. This is due to

multiple loading and processing that browsers do. In the single page

set-up the jump-movie will begin before the JavaScript has actually

loaded and displayed the Flash content page.  To prevent this

delay/glitch on browsers that don't need to use the Flash jump movie, I

use a second page for the Jump Movie detection and send browsers where

Flash can be detected directly and more seamlessly to the Flash content

page.

       

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John Croteau

croteauerols [dot] com (mailto:croteauerols [dot] com)

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