I would like to embed a swf file in a moodle webpage. If I link to it this works except it needs text for the link which I don't want.
Should I be using embed or the object tag?
Can somebody provide an example
Thanks a lot in advance,
Darren
I also want to use the htmlArea editor to add flash files to pages.
Unfortunately, the Moodle multimedia plugin is not sufficient, as I need to be able to pass parameters to the flash file.
It would be nice if there was an extra button in htmlArea to add a flash file.
In answer to Darren's question,
Traditionally, the <object> tag was supported by IE and the <embed> tag was Netscape.
People have gotten around the problem by nesting the tags to cover all bases, like
<object .....>
<embed .... />
</object>
Unfortunately, if you are using htmlArea, it seems to remove the <embed> tag from the code.
Internet Explorer 6 supports the <embed> tag, but the <object> tag was better as you could include information about what IE should do if it didn't have the appropriate pluging (ie. where to get it).
Unfortunately, the Moodle multimedia plugin is not sufficient, as I need to be able to pass parameters to the flash file.
It would be nice if there was an extra button in htmlArea to add a flash file.
In answer to Darren's question,
Traditionally, the <object> tag was supported by IE and the <embed> tag was Netscape.
People have gotten around the problem by nesting the tags to cover all bases, like
<object .....>
<embed .... />
</object>
Unfortunately, if you are using htmlArea, it seems to remove the <embed> tag from the code.
Internet Explorer 6 supports the <embed> tag, but the <object> tag was better as you could include information about what IE should do if it didn't have the appropriate pluging (ie. where to get it).