[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]i am stumped and can’t find any posts of this nature - can anyone help?[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]my project:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]flash-based educational cd-rom, multiple ‘chapters’ of animated content accessible by menus. <pretty simple>. for use by individuals or in group setting so I need a clean, full-screen player window (akin to playing a ppt).[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]current functionality[/FONT][/COLOR]****[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]:[/FONT][/COLOR]****[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]1. user inserts cd[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]2. autorun.inf file runs an html file with “load program” link to .exe (flash) file; and html file includes links to other content: technical/help/contact/flashplayer install (from cd)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]3. user clicks “load program” (the flash .exe file) with fscommand (fullscreen = true) [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]4. .exe (flash) file launches full screen with no menu bars, etc. and operates flawlessly (mac users are instructed to launch the html file from cd directly). [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]my problem:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]the above works beautifully but ONLY in IE and opera. if the initial html opens in mozilla or NS, those force the .exe to “save” (to desktop) pulling it off the cd directory and breaking the link to the rest of the .fla components.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]alternatively, if my “load program” link is to a .swf file (again, with the intention of opening in a nice, clean, player window), the browsers pull it into a browser window and I’m constrained by the user’s window setup (toolbars, favorites window, etc.).[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]my question:[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]HOW[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] can I circumvent all these differences and find a common method for providing a preliminary window (with said information: technical/help/contact/etc.) that will then launch my flash file in an independent, full screen player – NOT a web browser???[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]for example, what happens if my autorun file just calls the .exe (or .swf) straight up (and I just have all that technical/help/contact info in the flash file itself) – a possible solution, yes? – but if my user doesn’t have flash player, where do I prompt them to install? or get technical info before launching into the flash program? or would their computers automatically say: “you need flash player and you don’t have it, download here…”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]note:[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial].mov (quicktime) file is even less attractive option – I would have to instruct all my users how to enable flash if they run the latest quicktime player (7.1.3) – and .mov is less universal than .swf, no?[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]thanks a MILLION in advance to anyone who can help me out here. we’re almost done with this project and now i’ve hit this hurdle![/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]kindly, [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]picklewit[/FONT][/COLOR]
