Flash content and Image Maps

Hi all,

I have created a simple banner ad using Quark Interactive Designer, and I originally had the whole banner set up so that when it was clicked, it would open the site it is advertising in a new window.

However, I have discovered that by default the Flash plug-in doesn’t allow this if the link is to a different domain name, and throws up a security alert. Not ideal.

So, I removed the link in the Flash banner, and in Freeway placed a transparent graphic box over the swf banner, with a link applied to the gif. This works on a Mac when on the live site, but not a PC. So, I tried with an Image Map - same thing. Mac Good. PC Bad.

Do I have any other alternatives?

Thanks in advance,

Jonathan


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I also meant to ask whether static content can be added if Flash isn’t installed, although I have a feeling that needs to be part of the .swf item, and not easily done within QID. The site goes crazy on an iPhone!


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This is relying on broken behavior (when it works, it’s violating the
standard policy). Each plug-in in a browser is responsible for its own
“air space”. HTML links are handled by the browser. Any link that
exists within the rectangle defined by a piece of plug-in content (of
any sort) is supposed to be handled by the plug-in. If it “leaks” out,
then that’s a bug in the plug-in. A plug-in essentially takes over the
entire x(1,2,3,4)y(1,2,3,4)z space within its area, and the browser
just draws a blank rectangle in that same space.

Walter

On Feb 17, 2009, at 4:57 AM, Jonathan Riddle wrote:

and in Freeway placed a transparent graphic box over the swf banner,
with a link applied to the gif.


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