Flash Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v3.03, by Dr. Herong Yang
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This section provides a tutorial example on what you will see on IE 8 with visiting a Web page that uses Flash without Adobe Flash Player ActiveX installed.
What Is Adobe Flash Player ActiveX? Adobe Flash Player ActiveX is an IE (Internet Explorer) add-on program that enables the Web browser to deliver multimedia information and interactivity programmed in SWF (Shockwave File).
If you do not have Adobe Flash Player ActiveX installed and visit a Web site that uses the Flash technology with IE, you will get an error, or a prompt message to ask you to install it.
Without Adobe Flash Player ActiveX installed, here is what I got on IE 8 with default settings:
1. Run IE 8 and visit the Adobe Flash Player test page at http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/. The test page will show an empty area with a missing image icon as shown below:
2. Read the warning message below the page tab as shown in the above picture. The warning message says: "This website wants to install the following add-on: 'Adobe Flash Player' from 'Adobe Systems Incorporated'. If you trust the website and the add-on and want to install it, click here..."
3. Click on the warning message, you will see a pop up menu with a command for you to install Adobe Flash Player.
Table of Contents
Adobe Flash Player Plugin for Firefox
Adobe Flash Player Plugin for Chrome
Adobe Flash Player Plugin for Safari
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX for IE
Using "object" Elements for Flash Files
Using "embed" Elements for Flash Files
"mp3player" - MP3 Music Player
SWFObject - Hidding "object" behind JavaScript
SWFTools - SWF File Manipulation Tools
SWFC Script to Generate Flash SWF Files
ActionScript Embedded in SWFC Script
AS3Compile - ActionScript 3 Compiler
SWF Files for Video and Audio Streams
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