1 Topic by Tunox (edited by Tunox 2007-09-18 22:20)

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Topic: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

Hi guys,

I have a flash banner to use on top of the page as in every other page of the website. I've added an extra div right before <div id="punwrap"> and styled via the css. I have the flash div showing (right clicking will bring up the classic flash contextual menu) but instead of having the animation I simply have a white block. The swf file is in the same dir with the tpl include/template/ so there are no path errors.

Are there specific rules to follow and know limitations on using flash in punbb templates? Anyone has an example of a forum with a flash file in the template ?

Thx a lot

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

Tunox wrote:

Hi guys,

I have a flash banner to use on top of the page as in every other page of the website. I've added an extra div right before <div id="punwrap"> and styled via the css. I have the flash div showing (right clicking will bring up the classic flash contextual menu) but instead of having the animation I simply have a white block. The swf file is in the same dir with the tpl include/template/ so there are no path errors.

Are there specific rules to follow and know limitations on using flash in punbb templates? Anyone has an example of a forum with a flash file in the template ?

Thx a lot

same happens with me on my localhost. It works in IE fine, but come to FF the is a white box. And i have done it before http://tactical-gaming.co.uk/gamewar.co.uk/

Sorry. Unactive due to personal life.

3 Reply by Tunox

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

How did you do it the first time? Was it simply by editing the main.tpl or u had to add some extra lines in any other file of punBB?
anyway in my case the outcome is 0 in both browsers. At least you have to sort out only FF which indicates a browser related issue.

4 Reply by StevenBullen (edited by StevenBullen 2007-09-19 09:58)

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

Link - Code - Shall I go on??

Why outside of punwrap? its a wrap for PunBB.

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Yes you have done it before. Shame the way you done it before you have to click on the flash to activate it. wink

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5 Reply by Tunox

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

Hi Steven

Sry no link available. The forum is non-public and only for the association member and I have no rights to add/edit/delete.

I choosed to add punBB inside a "container" within the original website template hence the flash in that header is outside punwrap. The fact that I have markup outside punwrap afffects the behaviour of those elements?!

I didn't include the code at first as there's nothing particular to it in the sense that it's a simple flash object and positioned by CSS. And don't bother pointing out that that flash isn't accessible as I'm aware of that. Satay method will be coming as soon as I have at least the flash showing up. This is voulontary job so I'm trying to spend as little time as possible.

markup: http://pastebin.com/m6465591e

css of that block: http://pastebin.com/m43de74

Thx for any further input.

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay

7 Reply by Paul

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

Have you tried removing the doctype to see if that make a difference?

8 Reply by Tunox

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

Paul: yeah I tried that but it didn't help

Smartys: ??

Tunox wrote:

Satay method will be coming as soon as I have at least the flash showing up

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

StevenBullen wrote:

@matt
Yes you have done it before. Shame the way you done it before you have to click on the flash to activate it. wink

yes steve i dont know why you have to activate the flash to use it. not much of a flash person myself.

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10 Reply by MattF

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

Have you plonked it in object tags?

You need something like the following, (minimum), for both FF and IE to be happy with Flash:

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="<?php echo $pun_config['o_base_url'] ?>/[path/to/file].swf" width="[your width]" height="[your height]">
<param name="movie" value="<?php echo $pun_config['o_base_url'] ?>/[path/to/file].swf" />
</object>

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Re: Integrating a flash movie in main.tpl

Tunox wrote:

Smartys: ??

Tunox wrote:

Satay method will be coming as soon as I have at least the flash showing up

You don't need to use the satay method to have it working using the information on that page.