Plugin detection

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Topics

• Plug-in detection
• Streaming Sim (back to debug)
• Preloaders
• Publishing/Optimization

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Plug-in detection (the sniffer file)

• Whats wrong with the auto-generated html?
• Use an embedded flash file to re-direct the
  browser to your flash enabled page.
• If it is successful, they have the flash player.
• If unsuccessful, then they do not have the flash
  player.

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Plug-in detection (the sniffer file)
index.html sniffer.swf
If it fails, the user is re-directed to
getFlash.html, which has a link to download the
plug-in.
sniffer.swf tries to take user to flash.html
Has flash?
flash.html yourFlashFile.swf
getFlash.html
yes
no
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Debugging/Streaming

• Simulated connection speeds
• Checking for spikes
• Reports

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Pre-loaders

• Check download status
• Indication of activity
• Ideally, a percentage completed
• Auto-progress when finished
• //checks to see if frame 15 is loaded
• ifFrameLoaded(15)