wow, yes that makes a LOT of sense, I was complicating myself. ok let me try that. Let me try it that way, it is so rational. Thanks :)
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Browse All TopicsI'm trying to do a short demo mp3 players for people to click at , listen, and download if they want to (need about 10 mp3s). I used the help recommendation> Insert> Plug In> and select one of the mp3s. I set some "basic" parameter, which I only know so few of them to get it played. Now I have some questions and problem about it:
1- when I test on IE it displays the small player, but when I test in firefox it doesn't. It shows the quicktime player logo with a question mark. How can I do so it displays properly on both
2- How can I make it available for download. When I code to open in another window in a regular link, you can always says save as and locate the file and that's it, but if it is embedding, how does it work, is that a parameter?
3- I'm I stock with the player it selects as default? it doesn't match my design
4- I can try to use the mp3 in like a flash player as an option or plan B, I have done that before, but again, how can I make it available for people to download the mp3?
Thanks
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by: jason1178Posted on 2008-02-14 at 11:14:41ID: 20896201
Hi malury,
>> 1- when I test on IE it displays the small player, but when I test in firefox it doesn't. It shows the quicktime
>> player logo with a question mark. How can I do so it displays properly on both
When you embed a file, you are relying upon the user to have a correctly configured player set up in the browser. IE defaults to WMP, but Firefox doesn't have a default player installed. Instead, you should use a Flash player to play the MP3
>> How can I make it available for download.
You would need to have a separate link made just to download the file. I recommend that you zip the MP3 file and post the zipped file for download. Otherwise, if you post a link directly to the mp3, some users will attempt to play it instead of downloading it. Depending on your comfort level with server side scripting, you can set up PHP script that forces the file to download instead of opening.
>> I'm I stock with the player it selects as default? it doesn't match my design
Yes. This is another reason to use a Flash player
>> I can try to use the mp3 in like a flash player as an option or plan B, I have done that before, but again, how can
>> I make it available for people to download the mp3?
See above.