Just downloaded and installed Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) and was happy to find that the flashplayer runs fine. I did nothing. I assume it is using the same player that I have installed for Firefox - debug WIN 9,0,124,0 since I am running the release version of that in IE. WOOT!
Javascript intensive sites do seem a little faster, but of course that is just anecdotal based on my few minutes of using Google Chrome.
-Kyle
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A while back I posted this entry showing off my first Google Gadget that embedded a swf for Flash Player version detection.
http://blog.flexmonkeypatches.com/2008/01/25/google-gadget-flash-player-version-checker/
Recently someone posted a comment asking how I did that. I figured I might as well post the code. So here it is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Module>
<ModulePrefs title="Flash Version Checker" height="295" width="760" scrolling="false"
description="Uses the swf from Adobe Support Technote: http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_15507 to detect version of Flash Player used in your browser."
author="Kyle Quevillon"
author_email="turdontherun+flashversionchecker@yahoo.com"
author_photo="http://739saintlouis.com/images/me.jpg"
screenshot="http://739saintlouis.com/images/flashversionchecker_screenshot.PNG"
thumbnail="http://739saintlouis.com/images/flashversionchecker_thumbnail.png"
author_aboutme="I work for Adobe Systems Inc. as a Senior Support Engineer for the Flex product line. I have sort of followed an odd career path in what would typically be a reverse order, having started as a Software Developer/Engineer, moving on to become a Software Quality(Assurance/Control) Engineer and now ending up a Software Support Engineer. I think I have found a good fit as I have always been good at discovering problems, understanding other peoples issues and proposing new (or tried and true) methods for solving them."
>
<Require feature="flash" />
</ModulePrefs>
<Content type="html">
<![CDATA[
<div id="flashcontainer" style="text-align: center; vertical-align:center"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
// Display SWF
function showSWF() {
// The URL for the .swf
var url = "http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/ts/documents/test_version/version.swf";
// Play .swf file.
_IG_EmbedFlash(url, "flashcontainer", {
swf_version: 6,
id: "flashid",
width: 350,
height: 250
})
}
// When gadget first loads, display still photo.
_IG_RegisterOnloadHandler(showSWF);
</script>
<!--
<br/>
<center>
<a href="http://fusion.google.com/add?source=atgs&moduleurl=http%3A//hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/117092112381789410143/detect-flash-player-version.xml">
<img src="http://gmodules.com/ig/images/plus_google.gif" border="0" alt="Add to Google">
</a>
</center>
-->
]]>
</Content>
</Module>
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I just wrote a simple Google gadget that wraps the flash player version checking swf on the Adobe Support site.
I thought it would be a good intro for me on how to create Google gadgets and a useful one at that!
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