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<embed> and other related flash errors in xhtml

Duncan

2005-11-19, 6:34 pm

I get a number of xhtml validation errors on two pages in my website
at

www.designlink.co.uk/index.html

and

www.designlink.co.uk/scroller.html

All the other pages seem pretty squeaky clean in transitional xhtml

All the errors reported seem to be in connection with the Flash
component on the index page, but as the html is generated by Flash I
am not sure what to do about these 'errors' - if anything! There does
not seem to be a setting within Flash itself to instruct it to produce
xhtml compliant coding.

Any advice much appreciated.

The errors reported are;

# Error Line 45 column 135: there is no attribute "src".
....color" value="#C4B7AF" /> <embed src="scroller.swf" quality="high"
bgcolor="#

# Error Line 45 column 158: there is no attribute "quality".
..../> <embed src="scroller.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#C4B7AF"
width="150" he

# Error Line 45 column 173: there is no attribute "bgcolor".
....scroller.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#C4B7AF" width="150"
height="500" name

# Error Line 45 column 190: there is no attribute "width".
....lity="high" bgcolor="#C4B7AF" width="150" height="500"
name="scroller" type=

# Error Line 45 column 203: there is no attribute "height".
....gcolor="#C4B7AF" width="150" height="500" name="scroller"
type="application/

# Error Line 45 column 214: there is no attribute "name".
....B7AF" width="150" height="500" name="scroller"
type="application/x-shockwave

# Error Line 45 column 230: there is no attribute "type".
....0" height="500" name="scroller"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginsp

# Error Line 45 column 274: there is no attribute "pluginspage".
....ation/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashpl

# Error Line 45 column 321: element "embed" undefined.
....w.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed>

# Error Line 45 column 329: end tag for element "embed" which is not
open.
....edia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed>

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Ben Measures

2005-11-19, 6:34 pm

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:44:30 +0000, Duncan wrote:

> I get a number of xhtml validation errors on two pages in my website
> at
> www.designlink.co.uk/index.html
>
> [...]
># Error Line 45 column 321: element "embed" undefined.
>...w.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed>

This is the error message indicating the cause of all your validation
problems: there is no element 'embed' in the HTML 4.x (and thus XHTML
1.x) standard.

If you want to be fully XHTML 1.x compliant, use the 'object' element
instead, but beware that compatibility is limited on older browsers.

<http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/h...ial/object.html>

Hth,
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Duncan

2005-11-19, 6:34 pm

Thanks for this Ben. Am I right in thinking that the <embed> command
is/was only for netscape? If so, do you happen to know what version of
netscape recognised the 'object' tag? In other words, how old will an
'old' browser be that cannot cope? (And therefore do I need to care!)

Thanks again

Duncan

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:31:21 GMT, Ben Measures
<saint_abroadremove@removehotmail.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:44:30 +0000, Duncan wrote:
>
>
>This is the error message indicating the cause of all your validation
>problems: there is no element 'embed' in the HTML 4.x (and thus XHTML
>1.x) standard.
>
>If you want to be fully XHTML 1.x compliant, use the 'object' element
>instead, but beware that compatibility is limited on older browsers.
>
><http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/h...ial/object.html>
>
>Hth,
>--
>Ben M.
>
>To reply directly, remove all occurrences of 'remove' from the email address.
>

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Philip Ronan

2005-11-19, 6:35 pm

"Duncan" wrote:

> I get a number of xhtml validation errors on two pages in my website
>
> # Error Line 45 column 321: element "embed" undefined.
> ...w.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed>

Here's a page you might find useful:
<http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay/>

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Duncan

2005-11-19, 6:35 pm

Thanks Phil - I'll take a look.

Duncan

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:20:39 GMT, Philip Ronan
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>"Duncan" wrote:
>
>
>Here's a page you might find useful:
><http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay/>
>
>--
>phil [dot] ronan @ virgin [dot] net
>http://vzone.virgin.net/phil.ronan/
>

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