Re: FLASH: MacOS IE Sniffer (Yes, Virginia, it can be done well)

[Frederico]

On 11/15/1999 10:11 AM, Webmaster calypsostudios.com via

calypsostudioscalypsostudios [dot] com

, said:


>I am aware of the bug, if you would call it that, in IE 4.x on MacOS that

>does not display its plug-ins to scripts. Essentially, telling the script it

>does not have the plug-in.

>

>Is there a script that works? Or a workaround?


Just redirect the Mac IE 4.x users to a separate page that displays the 

same SWF source using only the EMBED tag. The user, if Flash-equipped, 

will see the movie as normal. If you find the very rarely unequipped 

IE4.x, the user will get the ol' 'Plugin ?', and will be presented with 

an option to find the right plugin within a few seconds and a single 

click. This of course requires that the MIME type be properly set, but 

that's a given.


You may also wish to add a genuine HTML link saying 'Page not visible?' 

with options and instructions to obtain the correct plugin, and a back 

button to return to the original SWF.


If you prefer a 'one-page-fits-all' solution, rather than the redirect, 

just use the 'document.write' model to include the EMBED tag *only*, 

excluding the Active X and '.jar' crapola for Wintel (which is how bloody 

AfterShock should have been done in the first place).


Once you have a structure you like, just write an AppleScript to drop 

your finished SWF upon, which will then generate the required code as per 

the required parameters. Voila!


Cheers


Frederico


~If we all did the things we are capable of doing, 

    we would literally astound ourselves.~


             --Thomas A. Edison


What have you accomplished in this century? You've still got a year to 

go. . . regardless of the people who can't count the days in a calender.


Think Mystic




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