a flash music player that keeps playing when going to next page

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a flash music player that keeps playing when going to next page

Hello everybody 🙂

me second and last question I hope, I want to install a flash music player on the site where people can listen to music while they are exploring the site. Finding a flash music player isn't a problem, there are already enough links on the forum for that 🙂 but how to do that when you go to the next page that it doesn't stop playing? Add something in my html code from the html snippet or is there an other solution?

Thx 🙂

btw: here you have an example www.jimmusic.nl (yes this site isn't made with iweb 😝 I know)

Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Dec 30, 2009 8:15 AM

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Wyodor

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Dec 30, 2009 8:29 AM in response to degry

Wrong example. The WHOLE website is made in Flash. Simply right-click to see.

What you need is a [FRAMESET|http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/frames/frameset.html] to show your pages in [FRAMES|http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/frames/frame.html].

Or design your iWeb page that the diplayed page has the sound and one or more HTML Snippets to display the other pages you can browse.

A HTML Snippet is actually an [IFRAME|http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/special/iframe.html]. Something similar as this :

http://www.wyodor.net/iFrame/

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degry Author

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Dec 30, 2009 8:33 AM in response to Wyodor

Ok and suppose I want to add for instance the banner and the mp3 player to an frame that doesn't reload, how should I do that, is it a lot of work?

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Wyodor

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Dec 30, 2009 8:39 AM in response to degry

You can add anything and as much as you like in framesets.

Just begin at the beginning. Read the sample pages and start practicing.

Sample pages with banners : [here|http://www.wyodor.net/iWebBlogTest/Wyodor_1/Artikel.html] & [here|http://www.wyodor.net/iWebBlogTest/Wyodor_1/WebBanner.html]

[Using the HTML Snippet|http://www.wyodor.net/blog/archives/2009/07/entry_213.html]

You may have to learn HTML/CSS/JavaScript.

And don't forget to search the internets.

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degry Author

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Dec 30, 2009 9:18 AM in response to Wyodor

This is the code my mp3 player tells me to use:


 <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="mp3player.swf" 
 width="280" height="280" wmode="transparent">
 <param name="movie" value="mp3player.swf" />
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
 </object>

and this is the iframe in iweb (I think)


<iframe width="250" height="200" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"> 
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="mp3player.swf" 
 width="280" height="280" wmode="transparent">
 <param name="movie" value="mp3player.swf" />
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
 </object>
</iframe>

But I can't see the player when I publish, is it because the wmode is set to transparent? If yes what should I use instead, and is the iframe right?

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Wyodor

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Dec 30, 2009 9:38 AM in response to degry

The object code in a iframe is wrong. This is correct:

<iframe src="URL TO FILE" width="250" height="200" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

So create a webpage with the MP3 player and use the iframe to display it. Or paste the OBJECT code directly in the HTML Snippet. See my page about using the HTML Snippet.

Here's a page with a MP3 player: http://www.wyodor.net/postkantoor/

Look at the source to see how it's done.

In the iframe pages below you see how the page is embedded with the HTML Snippet.

More samples here for your pleasure to study and nim:

http://www.wyodor.net/iFrame/
http://www.wyodor.net/MoreEmbed/

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degry Author

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Dec 30, 2009 9:58 AM in response to Wyodor

ok you were right 🙂

this is my new code


<iframe src="/Users/thomasdegry/Desktop/Herbert/publiceren/Herbertverhaeghe/Herbert_Verhaeghe_-_newsfiles/MP3Player/mp3player.html" width="606" height="249" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="mp3player.swf" 
 width="249" height="606" wmode="transparent">
 <param name="movie" value="mp3player.swf" />
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
 </object>
</iframe>

but, when I now go to another page it disappears, should I place it on every page? Thx in advance for your help 🙂

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Wyodor

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Dec 30, 2009 10:18 AM in response to degry

Still not right. Remove the object code between <iframe> and </iframe>. As I said:

<iframe src="URL TO FILE" width="250" height="200" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

And check the URL of the MP3 page. I doubt it will work on a server. Again, see my page about the use of the HTML Snippet. Especially the part about the path name

when I now go to another page it disappears

Add more Snippets and embed the pages you want to display.

Read my previous posts and study the code I referred to.

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Old Toad

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Dec 30, 2009 2:08 PM in response to degry

Does this demo page have what you want? It's not flash but can be effective depending on the site design. Continuous Audio

You could add a flash player to the top of the page via the snippet instead of the mp3 .

Happy New Year

Message was edited by: Old Toad

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degry Author

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Jan 2, 2010 2:58 AM in response to Old Toad

The problem is I should be able to have a next and previous button !

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Roddy

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Jan 2, 2010 1:19 PM in response to degry

Two alternatives:

One is explained on this page and is very easy to implement.....

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/MusicPlayers/Players.html

The other is to use the JW XSPF player set to autoresume. Not so easy.....

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/MusicPlayers/PlayListPlayer.html

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Jan 2, 2010 2:08 PM in response to Roddy

Your examples do not do what the OP requested which is allow the player to play throughout the entire site while the visitor navigates to other pages within the site.

There are many examples of much better music players with prev/next buttons than the two on your site.

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degry Author

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Jan 2, 2010 2:16 PM in response to  Certified

you have a better solution 🙂
so it has to have a previous and next button and also a title bar, but it has to be small and with some style and it has indeed to be able to play when you browse the site without restarting the song, a solution is apparently the iframe but I don't get it working...

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Jan 2, 2010 2:22 PM in response to degry

If you can't get the iFrame working which is the most elementary "solution" then you will most likely have a hard time getting a conventional solution to work for you.

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