<noscript> solution
In the Macromedia Forums, fpproductions came up with a clever workaround using the <noscript> tags. The solution works by getting IE to add a <noscript> just before the object, and a </noscript> just after the object, and we can then use JavaScript to read the contents of the <noscript> tag, and write it back out again. I changed fpproductions original script for that the object tag is written out as soon as IE processes each object tag.
Firstly create a JavaScript file called, say, ienoscript.js containing:
This file is referenced inbetween the <head> and </head> tags:
Then, for each <object> tag you need to add a line above and below each one.
It seems to work OK on all the browsers I tried it on, the only exception being Opera when it identifies itself as IE, which I guess could be solved using the [if gte IE 6] to write the top <script> bit out too. Something like:
Note:
This technique also preserves any FlashVars parameters too.
Firstly create a JavaScript file called, say, ienoscript.js containing:
var bo_ns_id = 0;
function startIeFix(){
if(isIE()){
document.write('<noscript id="bo_ns_id_' + bo_ns_id + '">');
}
}
function endIeFix(){
if(isIE()){
var theObject = document.getElementById("bo_ns_id_" + bo_ns_id++);
var theNoScript = theObject.innerHTML;
document.write(theNoScript);
}
}
function isIE(){
var strBrowser = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
if(strBrowser.indexOf("msie") > -1 && strBrowser.indexOf("mac") < 0){
return true;
}else{
return false;
}
}
This file is referenced inbetween the <head> and </head> tags:
<script type="text/javascript" src="ienoscript.js"></script>
Then, for each <object> tag you need to add a line above and below each one.
<script type="text/javascript">startIeFix();</script>
<object
etc etc
</object>
<!--[if gte IE 6]></noscript><![endif]--><script
type="text/javascript">endIeFix();</script>
It seems to work OK on all the browsers I tried it on, the only exception being Opera when it identifies itself as IE, which I guess could be solved using the [if gte IE 6] to write the top <script> bit out too. Something like:
<!--[if gte IE 6]><script type="text/javascript">startIeFix();</script><![endif]-->
<object
etc etc
</object>
<!--[if gte IE 6]></noscript><script
type="text/javascript">endIeFix();</script><![endif]-->
Note:
This technique also preserves any FlashVars parameters too.
posted by Mark at
Thursday, April 20, 2006
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