Re: FLASH: colours in IE Windows

[julie gargan]

I know that this is an old thread, but I just encountered this problem right

now, remembering this thread I looked to see if there was an answer to my

problem.  I am currently using a websafe color and since the only solution

seemed to be to change it to a nonwebsafe color (which I really did not want

to do) I thought I'd try something different.  I've only checked it on a few

computers but it seemed to work.


What I did was to set the background to transparent in the html using the

<param name="wmode" value="transparent"> in the object tag.  This only works

in IE and since the problem is only in IE it seems to fix it.  It only works

if the background in the swf is transparent as well. The background is set

to the correct BGcolor in the EMBED tag so it looks right in netscape too.


I realize this is about a week and a half after your original post, but I

hope it helps.


>

From: Mats Persson <matsimediatec [dot] co [dot] uk>

>

Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 06:40:21 +0100

>

To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> Subject: Re: FLASH: colours in IE Windows

> 

> London, Friday 9 June 2000 at 6.30 am

> 

> Hi, Harald,

> 

> I've encountered this problem as well. I think we are dealing with yet

> another 'feature' that Bill and the boys in Redmond have provided for us to

> make life easier for everyone :)

> 

> My solution was to ask this list, and Cheri Harder kindly answered with the

> exact colours that she found through some nifty software she had (PC only)

> and I then created a simple JavaScript that changes the background colour of

> the HTML page according to Mac or PC.

> 

> Experiment around the region with different NON BROWSER SAFE colours and

> you'll find a good match and the problem is solved.

> 

> 

> Regards,

> 

> Mats

>

matsimediatec [dot] co [dot] uk

> 

>

> From: Harald Kamke <haraldkamke [dot] net>

>

> Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

>> Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 15:31:09 +0200

>

> To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>> Subject: FLASH: colours in IE Windows

>> 

>> Hi,

>> 

>> using flash movies in IE5 for Windows makes the flash colours come out

>> different than they are supposed to. The integration into the background is

>> fine on all Mac Browsers and on netscape for PC as well.

>> 

>> Any ideas?

>> 

>> thanks

>> 

>> 

>> Harald 

>> 

> 

> 

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