Freedom of Software » Downtown LA http://freedomofsoftware.org Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Detecting Mobile Devices and Flash with JavaScript http://freedomofsoftware.org/2010/02/detecting-mobile-devices-and-flash-with-javascript/ http://freedomofsoftware.org/2010/02/detecting-mobile-devices-and-flash-with-javascript/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:56:05 +0000 Braydon http://braydon.com/blog/?p=108 Continue reading →]]> For the Walldogs website we ran into some strange issues dealing with Flash. This is a non-issue for browsers that support the HTMLVideoElement, however not every browser does yet, so we must deal with the reality.

Usually when you put an object or embed tag for Flash in the DOM in Internet Explorer it will prompt you to install the plugin, and it does this pretty easily. However there are some instances where installing Flash just isn’t possible and the prompt would or not appear at all, or they may have the wrong version of Flash. So for mobile phones, and 64-bit machines with 64-bit browsers, and browsers running old versions of Flash, there would have been a road block to viewing the site.

We need to address situations were JavaScript is available but Flash is not and the browser doesn’t support the HTMLVideoElement. So on the Walldogs site I used two JavaScript libraries to determine a few things: SWFObject.js to determine if Flash is installed and what version, and MDetect.js to see if the website is being viewed from a mobile device. So if someone is viewing the website without Flash, the are not required to install it to get basic information from the website, it skips the video and goes straight to the page, and a message on the top of the page that gives notice to the visitor that they are viewing the website with missing features and to install a browser that will support it.

If you’re on a mobile device or using a browser that uses JavaScript, doesn’t support the HTMLVideoElement, and you don’t have Flash installed, take a look at the Walldogs website. Then take a look at it in a browser that does support the HTMLVideoElement.

]]> http://freedomofsoftware.org/2010/02/detecting-mobile-devices-and-flash-with-javascript/feed/ 1 Interactive Video Website for the Walldogs http://freedomofsoftware.org/2010/02/hello-world/ http://freedomofsoftware.org/2010/02/hello-world/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:33:00 +0000 Braydon http://braydon.com/blog/?p=1 Continue reading →]]> I’ve been working with Logan for a couple of weeks getting this new site up and ready. There are still a few bugs we need to work out with a few browsers, but if you’re using Firefox, Chrome, Safari there shouldn’t be many problems. The website uses a lot of JavaScript for the timing of events, and for DVD menu like navigation. Take a look, and be entertained.

Update: Browser issues should be resolved, if you spot anything please let me know, and what browser you are using.

WALLDOGS.NET

Walldogs website landing page finished rendering.


  • Title: Walldogs
  • Designer/Client: Logan Muszynski
  • Date: February 2010
  • Languages: JavaScript
  • Description: An interactive video website for the Walldogs.
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