DesignersTalk - View Single Post - Very wierd problem with sound in IE and Firefox

andynewbie · 23-06-2007, 04:55

First of all, thanks for the reply.

I also disapprove of automatic sound on web pages, thats why I dont want the sound to start on loading - this is the problem that Im trying to solve :-)

However, the site Im working on is for helping language students with their courses, so it is necessary for them to be able to play the sound files as part of the exercise.

However, as Im working in a 3rd world country where many people may not either have, or be able to download Flash players, I want to stick to the basic Windows Media version which I have now.

The only thing which I need to do is to stop it from playing immediately when I load the page. The Windows Media Player object which I have embedded has all of the "stop", "play", "pause", "rewind" controls, and they all work fine, but because ther are multiple audio exercises on each page, it is no good if they all start when you load the page.

23-06-2007, 04:55	#3 (permalink)
andynewbie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2	P.S. I dont want to have to use Flash First of all, thanks for the reply. I also disapprove of automatic sound on web pages, thats why I dont want the sound to start on loading - this is the problem that Im trying to solve :-) However, the site Im working on is for helping language students with their courses, so it is necessary for them to be able to play the sound files as part of the exercise. However, as Im working in a 3rd world country where many people may not either have, or be able to download Flash players, I want to stick to the basic Windows Media version which I have now. The only thing which I need to do is to stop it from playing immediately when I load the page. The Windows Media Player object which I have embedded has all of the "stop", "play", "pause", "rewind" controls, and they all work fine, but because ther are multiple audio exercises on each page, it is no good if they all start when you load the page.