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Posted by Christoph Burschka on 11/23/06 18:08
gnarl wrote:
> Fair enough Dylan. I except your point.
>
> But once the user has clicked on play, how do you suggest I can allow
> them to continue to browse the site without interrupting the music?
>
>
> Dylan Parry wrote:
>
>> gnarl wrote:
>>> Hi Dylan,
>>>
>>> Your point is a valid one, but as the whole point of the page is to
>>> advertise the artists music,
>> There is of course a difference between advertising the artist's music
>> and forcing it upon the visitor. Afterall, the visitor has already gone
>> to the artist's website, and is obviously interested enough to click on
>> a "Flash player" to listen to the music on without having the site
>> choose the track for them and make them have to turn it off ;)
>>
>>> you would expect that the visitors would want to hear some. By
>>> loading the flash player, the visitor has the power to hit the 'stop'
>>> button if they've had enough or want to listen to something playing
>>> in a different application.
>> It would be more user-friendly if the visitor had to hit the "start"
>> button rather than opt out of listening to it.
>>
>> --
>> Dylan Parry
>> http://electricfreedom.org | http://webpageworkshop.co.uk
>>
>> Programming, n: A pastime similar to banging one's head
>> against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward.
>
Popup blockers usually do not block pop-ups that are requested by the action of
a user - such as clicking on a "javascript:" link. So my tip would be to offer a
link to such a pop-up player.
The added bonus is that the pop-up player can start playing as soon as it's
opened (without being annoying), which means the music still starts with only
one click. While the player remains running, the visitor can browse through the
site without interrupting the music.
This is really the only way I can see this can be done. Playback is tied to the
page, so you need a separate window/frame for the music to play continuously.
--
Christoph Burschka
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