Posted by Anze on 06/18/07 18:53

No idea then? Well, thanks anyway, I'll take that as "those are your only
options"... :)

Enjoy,

Anze


Anze wrote:

> 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.
>
> Thanks and happy coding!
>
> Anze

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