Posted by Neredbojias on 06/16/07 00:10

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:33:57 GMT Anze scribed:

> Hi all!
>
> I have a problem that I can't solve... I am beginning to think that
> solution even doesn't exist, but - let's hope I'm wrong. :)
>
> The site I'm developing should play the music in the background (if
> the visitor turns it on). I am using flash to play the music. The
> problem is that as the visitor is changing the pages the flash object
> gets demolished - which means the music stops. I have created a
> solution that restarts the music on the next page on the same place it
> stopped, but the music goes quiet for a split second on every page
> change, which is a bit annoying.
>
> I have considered using frames or AJAX for the main content (to make
> sure flash stays there), but - the pages must be search engine
> friendly, besides, I hate pages where URLs don't change. And currently
> there seems to be no way to let the browser know that the page in the
> frame also has its own URL.
>
> The only other solution is using a popup, but that poses its own
> problems - popups are commonly blocked and a lot of users don't know
> about information bar and what it tris to tell them.
>
> Is there some solution I haven't thought of? Can flash be made
> persistent without popups or frames/AJAX?
>
> I would be grateful for some ideas, clues, tips,... Even "it can't be
> done" would be appreciated.

Uh, what if you leave the page and never come back? How does the music
stop? Furthermore, non-user-initiated background music is a horseshit
idea.

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Neredbojias
He who laughs last sounds like an idiot.

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