dawnerd » flash http://dawnerd.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:20:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Making Flash Obey Z-Index http://dawnerd.com/post/11_making-flash-obey-z-index/ http://dawnerd.com/post/11_making-flash-obey-z-index/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 20:08:45 +0000 Troy Whiteley http://dawnerd.com/?p=11 Continue reading →]]> A common problem with Flash is that it usually will not listen to the z-index of the page. This causes drop down navigation items to appear under the flash. However, there is a neat way to make flash behave correctly while respecting the XHTML standard.

We will use the script I put together in the Simple XHTML Flash Embedding article.

The parameter Flash needs is called “wmode.” We need to set “wmode” to ‘transparent.’

note: wmode can be set as an inline attribute but will break the pages validation.

“Wmode” is known to cause some problems, so check in all browsers before you go live with anything.

]]> http://dawnerd.com/post/11_making-flash-obey-z-index/feed/ 2 Simple XHTML Flash Embedding http://dawnerd.com/post/8_simple-xhtml-flash-embedding/ http://dawnerd.com/post/8_simple-xhtml-flash-embedding/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 05:00:08 +0000 Troy Whiteley http://dawnerd.com/?p=8 Continue reading →]]> The typical way mot people embed flash is pure ugly. Not only is it ugly, but it breaks the XHTML standard. Luckily, there’s a way around it which is much better than the traditional way, and as an added bonus, has a built in flash plugin check without any javascript!

The data in the object tag (beside the param tag) is only called if the flash plugin is not available. Meaning you can put any html you want there as an alternative. I’m sure if you play around with it you will find how much better this is.

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