RE: Is the OBJECT tag the right way to play background sounds?

I have to agree with this.  If I run into a page with this, I
immediately leave.  Unless of course it's just a personal page that
someone uses as their own little fun spot on the web, in which case
they're probably not all that interested in traffic and who stays or
goes.  But for anything resembling a professionally designed page, I
think it's a huge mistake.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org] On
Behalf Of bryan.westbrook(at)amd.com
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 8:54 AM
To: hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
Subject: RE: Is the OBJECT tag the right way to play background sounds?

If you're planning to embed a background sound that automatically plays
when somebody enters your page, just say "No."  There has been a lot
said about this practice over the past few years, and the overwhelming
consensus is that most people hate it.  I've actually fled from pages
because of some tinny midi file that I couldn't stop any other way but
leaving, and I know I'm not alone.

I'm a former offender myself and may even still have one page that I
haven't updated in 5-6 years that still does this, but I learned my
lesson after getting dozens of complaint e-mails.  And for every person
who took the time to complain, there were probably several who just left
my page.


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Ivarsson [mailto:Peter.Ivarsson(at)ausystem.se]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 4:00 AM
To: 'hwg-basics(at)hwg.org'
Subject: Is the OBJECT tag the right way to play background sounds?


I want to know if the OBJECT tag the right way to play background
sounds?

EMBED only work with Netscape, BGSOUND with IE.
I want to know what is HTML way to do it without using any browser
specific
tags.

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