UFO: A Better way to embed Flash
Embedding flash into a webpage is not always so straightforward. With activeX blocking now a standard feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer it is becoming trickier and trickier to properly embed flash content and have it display properly. Adobe released a technote addressing these new issues, and in this note they provided methods of getting around the new IE ActiveX blocking, but well… lets just say their solution was cumbersome to say the least.
Luckily, Bobby van der Sluis of Refunk has release “Unobtrusive Flash Objects” or UFO for short. What UFO does is it allows developers to easily embed IE-compliant activeX in their web pages. In addition to its easy to use nature it is also completely open-source js files, allowing the developer to easily customize it to suite their needs. As if that wasnt enough, the UFO can be configured to auto-magivally update the client flash player if it is out of date!
UFO is a great asset for any flash developer. For full details and download check out: Unobtrusive Flash Objects (UFO)
