Re: FLASH: MS Javascript vs Netscape Javascript - Window Resize

[Paul Kilgour]

> Hello, Paul. You may want to try what's suggested on this web page here:

> http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/fillthewindow.html

>        I myself haven't tested it, but it's worth a try.

> I hope it helps :).

>

>            -David

>

David,


There is no way, as far as I know of getting this to work on all browsers

and all platforms, without having a second mirror site to transfer the

viewer to.


>From Colin Moocks' site:


so why doesn't it work in IE 4.5 on mac?

in ie 4.5 on mac flash movies that are placed on an html page using the

standard (and correct) object/embed nesting are pushed down

from the top of the page. i have not heard a definitive explanation of why

from either macromedia or microsoft. the only possible

workaround to the problem is to remove the object tag altogether, using only

the embed to place the flash movie on the page. while this

approach does remove the gap, it may cause problems for windows versions of

ie. in a discussion of whether or not the workaround is

advisable, john dowdell of macromedia tech support stated:


"It would be bad. IE/Win32 uses ActiveX Controls much more frequently than

it uses Netscape plugins. Most people using IE/Win32

browsers have the flash ActiveX Control. If a page does not have an OBJECT

tag then to my knowledge those browsers will not intuit that

they should use a particular ActiveX Control to render that EMBED content.


Rephrased, I'd definitely expect that accommodating the IE4.5/Mac audience

by removing the OBJECT tag would inconvenience the

IE/Win32 audience, which has a *significant* installed base on most sites."


So, I'll stick with what I've got for now, until Microsoft decide that Macs

exist!!


Regards,


Paul.




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