Webmaster forum - how do you get an alt tag to show on a Flash file ?

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how do you get an alt tag to show on a Flash file ?

Blackrat999

2006-06-08, 7:28 pm

as above really ! i have some Flash movies to display on my site but despite
having the alt tags in the adserver correctly they wont show up with a flash
file, only a gif. i need to have them as it shows the copyright of the pics,
any help gratefully received !
cheers

Karl Groves

2006-06-08, 7:28 pm

"Blackrat999" <blackrat999_nospam_@eurobell.co.uk> wrote in
news:44871b74$0$22902$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net:

> as above really ! i have some Flash movies to display on my site but
> despite having the alt tags in the adserver correctly they wont show
> up with a flash file, only a gif. i need to have them as it shows the
> copyright of the pics, any help gratefully received !
> cheers

The display of an 'alt' attribute as a tooltip is not a standardized
operation and should not be relied upon as such. Furthermore, 'alt' is not
a valid attribute for either "embed" (which itself is not a valid element)
or "object".

If you're worried about your stuff getting stolen, don't put it online. It
is "stolen" as soon as the visitor views it.

--
Karl Groves
www.karlcore.com

Steve Pugh

2006-06-08, 7:28 pm

"Blackrat999" <blackrat999_nospam_@eurobell.co.uk> wrote:

>as above really ! i have some Flash movies to display on my site but despite
>having the alt tags in the adserver correctly they wont show up with a flash
>file, only a gif. i need to have them as it shows the copyright of the pics,
>any help gratefully received !

There's no such thing as an alt tag. There is an alt attribute that
doesn't exist for th object element. If you want to include fallback
content (the intended purpose of the alt attribute) then place that
inside the object element.

However, it seems that fallback content isn't your goal, so forget all
about the alt attribute - it's completely the wrong thing to be
thinking about.

Edit the Flash movies to contain the copyright message. You can even
have it display as a tooltip, as some browsers do with the alt text of
images.

I have no idea what your adserver has to do with this. Are these Flash
movies content on your site? ads your placing on other people's sites?
ads other people are placing on your site?

Steve
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Steve Pugh <steve@pugh.net> <http://steve.pugh.net/>

Blackrat999

2006-06-08, 7:28 pm

> Edit the Flash movies to contain the copyright message. You can even
> have it display as a tooltip, as some browsers do with the alt text of
> images

Thanks - that is all i want to do but i dont know how in Flash !
i just need to give credit to the photographer thats all im not worried
about
them getting stolen - if someone could briefly explain how to put the
message into the flash
document i would be grateful.
thanks

William Tasso

2006-06-08, 7:28 pm

Fleeing from the madness of the Customer of PlusNet plc
(http://www.plus.net) jungle
Blackrat999 <blackrat999_nospam_@eurobell.co.uk> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

>
> Thanks - that is all i want to do

Have you considered the title attribute?

> but i dont know how in Flash !

me neither

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TechnoHippie

2006-06-08, 7:28 pm

"Blackrat999" <blackrat999_nospam_@eurobell.co.uk> wrote in news:448724ef$0
$22918$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net:

>
> Thanks - that is all i want to do but i dont know how in Flash !
> i just need to give credit to the photographer thats all im not worried
> about
> them getting stolen - if someone could briefly explain how to put the
> message into the flash
> document i would be grateful.
> thanks
>
>

I haven't tried it with an existing file, but wouldn't you be able to edit
and add comments and/or credits to the image properties?

Judy
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trevor

2006-06-08, 7:28 pm

William Tasso wrote:

> Fleeing from the madness of the Customer of PlusNet plc
> (http://www.plus.net) jungle
> Blackrat999 <blackrat999_nospam_@eurobell.co.uk> stumbled into
> news:alt.www.webmaster
> and said:
>
>
> Have you considered the title attribute?
>
>
> me neither
>

ok wait a minute.

*runs away*

*runs back*

<div class="tin_foil-hat">
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
data="pathto/your_stupid_movie.swf" width="duh" height="duh">
<param name="movie" value="pathto/your_stupid_movie.swf" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="every_other_param_you_want" />
<img src="pathto/the_alt_image.png" alt="here is where you put in an image
with alt text you dummies" width="duh" height="duh" />
</object>
</div>

the person i got this from is very shy, so i cannot divulge their name, but
i can tell you that their initials are Grey Wyvern.

Blackrat999

2006-06-08, 7:28 pm

Thanks both for trying - i dont have access to the code, just an adserver so
all i am
able to do is edit the flash image. i just want to embed it with a copyright
text so when
you mouse over it shows up, i have tried editing the properties but it
doesnt show up
thanks anyway