[thelist] flv player code and safari missing plugin

[Bob Meetin]

Okay, so where do I find the common markup or instructions that will be pertinent to whatever OS, web browser, the viewer is using?  a sample?

On 08/14/2011 08:21 PM, Will wrote:
> If they don't have flash (or javascript), they should see whatever markup you have inside of <div id='mediaspace'></div>. You can include instructions to download flash there.
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Bob Meetin <bobm at dottedi.biz <mailto:bobm at dottedi.biz>> wrote:
>
>     The problem: a safari user could not view the video because of a missing flash plugin (I think from what they said).
>
>     <script type='text/javascript' src='players/swfobject.js'></script>
>     <div id='mediaspace'></div>
>     <script type='text/javascript'>
>      var so = new SWFObject('players/player.swf','mpl','190','167','9');
>      so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true');
>      so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always');
>      so.addParam('wmode','opaque');
>      so.addVariable('file','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN7jdI62F1U' <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN7jdI62F1U%27>);
>      so.write('mediaspace');
>     </script>
>
>     I replaced the path for swfobject.js and player.swf with generic stuff for readability.
>
>     I am thinking this is as easy as adding a line, a parameter perhaps,  into the code to instruct Safari, and maybe other browser, users where to download the missing flash plugin.
>
>     -- 
>     Bob
>