remove link to get flash

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Registered: Aug 2011
Posts: 6
I'm building a mobile version (iOS, essentially) of my portfolio site - it has a lot of Flash content - I want to remove the link to "Get Flash Player" since of course you can't get a plug-in for Flash in iOS - and replace it with a message to view the site on a desktop browser (or whatever). I can find the first line your localized file but I can't figure out how the "get" link is generated in order to replace it - any suggestions?
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Registered: Aug 2008
Posts: 3382
I don't think you can hack in an alternate message when direct-loading flash content. Consider taking another approach.

You could write a small self-contained iframe page which reads input from query string parameters and uses fb.flashObject (or swfobject if you prefer) to create the flash object/embed. The altContent argument to fb.flashObject could take care of the custom message for non-flash devices.

See the API Reference for details about the fb.flashObject function, and the 'Local: flowplayer flv' example on the Multimedia tab of the demo page for an iframe that reads query string parameters. The example uses flowplayer to show a movie, but is readily adapted using fb.flashObject to show a generic flash item.
Member
Registered: Aug 2011
Posts: 6
ok, I'll bite the bullet… so much easier when you can jus throw the asset at floatbox and let it figure out what plugin to use etc.… oh well.

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