Flash Detection With Frames

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digitalsoul - 28 Feb 2006 01:37 GMT

I have a site which has 3 frames... nav / header / content
all three of the frames load content which has flash content.
My question is, do i do Flash detection in the index.html or the pages that
are loading into the frames individually.
I am having trouble with people not seeing the site correctly. and of course i
don't thing i am using detection correctly.
my biggest worry is not knowing where to do the initial Flash detection.
Please help.
If there is an article on this Please forgive me, but the forum search
function is notorious for bringing back crap results.
I link would be appreciated.

Regards,

CW

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pedroponting - 28 Feb 2006 04:55 GMT

I have a site with this structure, and do the detection in each individual
frame where a flash movie is present. I can't see any value in doing the
detection in the framesetting page, unless you want to direct visitors away to
another location altogether if they don't have the Flash player.
pp

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digitalsoul - 28 Feb 2006 15:35 GMT

pedroponting,

I would actually like to redirect them to a page that has an explanation of
why they should upgrade to FLASH 8.
and then let them return to the main page after they have done so with the
express installer.
i want to be in controll of their experience...not letting them see three
frames of broken crap or alternate content etc...

Thoughts?

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pedroponting - 28 Feb 2006 22:57 GMT

In that case, you have two options that I can see. You could have the detector
on the index.html page, and have the actual framesetting code as a series of
document.write() statements that are only executed conditional on the player
being detected. Otherwise, you send the visitor to your Flash 8 upgrade page.
Should be fairly straightforward. Or, more simply, have a separate splash
screen that alerts you to the required player version before entering the site.

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