WEB DESIGNERS

[JD.]

I'm sure you've noticed the “click to activate and use this control” message that pops up when you roll over a Flash animation.
Microsoft recently lost a legal battle with a patent holder about the way Internet Explorer displays OBJECTs and EMBEDs in webpages. Microsoft then decided to update its Internet Explorer browser with changes requiring user input to display and activate ActiveX based media. This affects all Flash animations but also other files such as QuickTime, RealPlayer, Java and Adobe Acrobat among others. It means users have to click the object first in order to activate its functions.
Well there are fixes for this. You can apply the fix to your website to eliminate the problem. Below is a link to an easy fix. I just did it to my new flash site http://www.photographyjd.com, and it works great.:cool:

http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/

[Moppie]

I never noticed this, but then Im a big firefox user.
(expcet at work, but then my work PC dosn't have enough grunt to run Flash and Java applications off the Web).

[The22oz]

I actually hate IE ... so I try to never use it. I only use it when I have to test a website. FireFox is the way to go. Thanks for the info though I'll make sure to look into it.

[JD.]

Well, considering that most of the web browsing people out there still use Internet Explorer, it would be wise as a web designer to correct this current issue. Although from what I've been reading, Firefox has been gaining users at an exponential rate, lately.