Fails to render Flash using object only

Question

Hello,

Fireshot fails to detect Flash content which is included using the object tag only. My guess is it looks for the embed tag. However - even though embed is used everywhere - the W3C way to include Flash is an object tag only. Examples here: www.sinosol.com, www.zurabzurabishvili.com.
Fireshot also thinks it found flash when a page contains a java applet using embed, but it fails to render it. Java applets using object only (again this is the W3C way) are ignored completely.

I guess the safer way to detect flash content is to look for either ".swf" or content-type "application/x-shockwave-flash"; if there's a way to capture Java Applets as well it would make Fireshot perfect.

Best regards
Eraserhead

P.S. Information on object tag only can be found here: https://joliclic.free.fr/html/object-tag/en

P.P.S (Don't think it matters)
Plugin version: 0.50
OS type and version: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 DE
Version of Firefox: 3.0

Accepted Answer

Hello, nice report, thank you. You're right, I'm looking for embed tags to detect flash. The check is very simple. Should be enhanced I think.

Posted: 24 Jun 2008 09:25 Last Edited By: eraserhead
	Registered User Currently Offline	Posts: 6 Join Date: Apr 2008
Hello, Fireshot fails to detect Flash content which is included using the object tag only. My guess is it looks for the embed tag. However - even though embed is used everywhere - the W3C way to include Flash is an object tag only. Examples here: www.sinosol.com, www.zurabzurabishvili.com. Fireshot also thinks it found flash when a page contains a java applet using embed, but it fails to render it. Java applets using object only (again this is the W3C way) are ignored completely. I guess the safer way to detect flash content is to look for either ".swf" or content-type "application/x-shockwave-flash"; if there's a way to capture Java Applets as well it would make Fireshot perfect. Best regards Eraserhead P.S. Information on object tag only can be found here: https://joliclic.free.fr/html/object-tag/en P.P.S (Don't think it matters) Plugin version: 0.50 OS type and version: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 DE Version of Firefox: 3.0

Posted: 24 Jun 2008 09:42
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Hello, nice report, thank you. You're right, I'm looking for embed tags to detect flash. The check is very simple. Should be enhanced I think. __________________ FireShot Pro Pro Full Webpage Screenshots will be moving to a subscription model soon! There's a last chance to purchase a Lifetime License and get a 33% discount! - https://getfireshot.com/buy.php

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