Comments on: SWFObject 2.0 Beta

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:21:14 +0000

Hi all, I just wanted to post a quick reminder: If you are posting here about a bug or issue with SWFObject, you’ll have much better luck posting to the SWFObject forum for issues with 1.5, or the SWFObject google group for questions about v. 2.0.

By: elmimmo

elmimmo — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:40:24 +0000

Where does SWFObject 2.0 leave QTObject, feature-wise? Any plans to update QTObject to keep its development paralel to SFWObject?

By: Jason The Saj

Jason The Saj — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:21:18 +0000

Anyone else having issues with pop-up blockers in IE. Only occurs when using SWFObject 1.5 & 2.0

- The Saj

By: Tom W

Tom W — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:01:40 +0000

I’ve been using 1.5 (so I don’t know if this problem’s been fixed in 2.0) but if anyone is having problems with IE onunlod javaScript erros (I know I have) this really seems to take care of the problem for good:

Replacing the Flash Object HTML with ” in its container seems to work well.

In my case I use mootools so this is the line of code I used:
$(’file-browser’).setHTML(”");

More details below:

if (!window.opera && document.all && this.installedVer.major > 7) {
// only add the onunload cleanup if the Flash Player version supports External Interface and we are in IE
deconcept.SWFObject.doPrepUnload = true;
if (!deconcept.unloadSet) {
deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.prepUnload = function() {
__flash_unloadHandler = function(){};
__flash_savedUnloadHandler = function(){};
window.onunload = function(){
//IE onunload
$(’file-browser’).setHTML(”");
}
//window.attachEvent(”onunload”, deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.cleanupSWFs);
}
window.attachEvent(”onbeforeunload”, deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.prepUnload);
deconcept.unloadSet = true;
}

By: Pepper

Pepper — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:23:16 +0000

Looks like you need a SPAM blocking solution on your blog :)

By: Jens W

Jens W — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:37:34 +0000

@pol: You can be that they insert some nasty new ones :-(

By: BookWise

BookWise — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:07:00 +0000

Looks like serious progress has been made. Just getting the bug fixes would cause for celebration. Thanks so much for the detailed information. This really is the only place to get it.

By: pol

pol — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:20:16 +0000

Somebody let me know, is this danm BUG fixed in latest versions???
If I try to type some text in flash input text field, letters like äöü etc became as aou.
I think it’s very important bug… Really dont have time to try it in new versions.
sorry for bad english.

By: Nick Bilyk

Nick Bilyk — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:20:56 +0000

That’s amazing that you have a picture on Adobe.com devnet of you wearing a shirt depicting two unicorns humping.

By: Narty Austria

Narty Austria — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:59:58 +0000

I’ve taken a brief glace at the beta for 2.0, but one of the things that I’m curious to know is if any of the swfobject plugins that work with 1.5 such as SWFAddress and SWFmousewheel, will still function or will these need to be rewritten too? Just ask as these have come to be handy little pieces of js/as.

By: Digiguru

Digiguru — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:48:54 +0000

Now that Microsoft has resolved the Eolas patent, and theres no more need to click to activate, will there be any changes the swfObject?

By: Lamelle

Lamelle — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:48:26 +0000

Good luck with the new version!
Great work, I’ve sworn by SWFObject for so long.

By: SmoothElectric Web Design

SmoothElectric Web Design — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:58:56 +0000

I have found that this code does not operate with jquery “Thickbox” well. Thickbox opens an image over-top of the screen. When running this SWFobject code, and you click on a Thickbox item… Sometimes it will work, sometimes it will not. When it does work, the flash dissapears from the site due to lack of transparent in the code. Please consider this, as I have had to move on to find a valid xhtml that will work with my Thickbox that I like so much. - SmoothElectric.com

By: Noclegi Austria

Noclegi Austria — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:24:27 +0000

Thank you for your news. I have used to test this already. I hope, they will be useful for me. Greetings from Poland.

By: gboxcc

gboxcc — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:25:07 +0000

Thank you ,i will try & test the v2.0 in gbox.cc,It’s a great code.

By: Jason The Saj

Jason The Saj — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:27:16 +0000

Does the SWFObject 2.0 fix the “SWFObject in form on IE” problem?

By: Fernstudium

Fernstudium — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:11:54 +0000

i should start to leran flash…

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:49:14 +0000

Great work, I’ve sworn by SWFObject for so long.

I do have a problem with SWFObject 1.5 that has started to emerge, I’m not sure if you are aware of it or if it exists in the 2.0 beta: users with Flash Player 9 often fail the detection if it set to check for 8, while it seems to work if the detection is set to check for 7. These systems are often, if not always, Mac. Is that a known problem?

By: rafael mumme

rafael mumme — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:03:34 +0000

I was at this MAX presentation too. Congratulations. I have some questions and concerns:
- why don’t you split the script in 2 or more types and deliver it like mootools? could be simple (withou detection and express install) and complete.
- are you thinking about mobiles and iphones? don’t forget them.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:57:52 +0000

Yep, the IE conditional approach has been around for a while, and is unfortunately the only way you can get IE to play nice with the object tag + the flash plugin.