Re: Flash detection

Hi Dale

Although I haven't tried it (don't use flash) I presume if you were to put a
"document.write" statement in place of the different url redirections, one
to display the flash stuff, the other to display a text type alternative, it
should work.

Angie

** If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked
something **


----- Original Message -----
From: Nicholson, Dale <DNicholson(at)APACMail.com>
To: <hwg-languages(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 10:44 PM
Subject: RE: Flash detection


> Along these lines, how can I ensure that a list of links gets displayed if
> the viewer of a site does not have the flash plugin installed?
>
> I added a flash navigation bar to my site and found that non-flash capable
> browsers just display blank space instead of the links I thought I would
be
> displaying in that case.  Please look at www.newworldpartnership.com to
see
> the code.
>
> TIA.
>
>
> Dale Nicholson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angie Michaels [mailto:angiemichaels(at)blueyonder.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 2:49 AM
> To: Kathy Wargo; hwg-languages(at)hwg.org
> Subject: Re: Flash detection
>
>
> try this Kathy
>
> if( ( navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"
> && navigator.appVersion.indexOf( "Mac" ) == -1
> && navigator.appVersion.indexOf( "3.1" ) == -1 )
> ||
> ( navigator.plugins
> && navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"] )
> || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] )
> window.location = "playflash.html" ;
> elsewindow.location = "noflash.html" ;
>
> HTH
> Angie
>
>
> ** If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked
> something **
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kathy Wargo <kathywargo(at)hotmail.com>
> To: <hwg-languages(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 9:08 PM
> Subject: Flash detection
>
>
> > Does anyone have a script that I could modified that would check if the
> > Flash plugin for version 5 lives on a user's machine?
> >
> > I want to check for the plugin, if the plugin exists send them to flash
> > page.
> >
> > If not I want the user to have the opportunity to down load the flash
> > plugin.
> >
> > If they choose not to down load the plugin, then I want to send them to
a
> > "straight" html page.
> >
> >
> > Any help would be most appreciated.
> >
> > Kathy

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