Comments on: Windows Media Player 11 And Firefox

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 04 May 2007 22:42:03 +0000

Microsoft actually recently created a Firefox 2.0 Plugin in April 2007. The link to the plugin install is on Microsoft’s Open Source Software Blog. You can find it here:

http://port25.technet.com/arch.....refox.aspx

By: Jhourlad Estrella

Jhourlad Estrella — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:24:42 +0000

Right click on the links and copy the link location. Sorry

By: Jhourlad Estrella

Jhourlad Estrella — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:23:14 +0000

OK, to some who might be interested in a simpler approach in opening local or streamed media, you can play your files by letting your default media player handle it using: Play me The problem is that it will open a new blank window. To prevent this, put a "target='_top'" at the end of the tag, that is if you are not using frames (which I a assume you will not if you know SEO). Your new code will be: Play me Saves you time and headache. let me know what you think.

By: Jhourlad Estrella

Jhourlad Estrella — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:06:34 +0000

Yeah, same problem here. I’ve been trying to make it work on Gecko and IE based browsers but no luck. Although I’ve seen an example at eradioporal and they seem to handle it correctly.

Look at this one: http://nuevaecija.clsu-edu.net.....tions.html it’s not even showing the player. Hah! Really frustrating.

Idea, anyone?

By: Jbyter

Jbyter — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:36:45 +0000

Jibboo.. This works fine for Firefox but does not work in IE6. I need something that works cross browser.

By: Jibboo

Jibboo — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:44:43 +0000

I have the same issue with CNN and a few other sites that embed MP3s on their pages. It seems to me that Media Player WILL work on some embedded media player content … I think it depends on HOW the embedded object is declared … as I have 2 different commands on the pages that I am programming … so that it works correctly in Firefox.

Here is a page that WILL work with Media Player embedded in Firefox:

http://members.aol.com/jrzycri.....st-HS.html

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:26:49 +0000

IE Tab will let you use IE7 inside Firefox. WMP11 uses an Active X controlled DLL in Windows system folder. For now, Firefox cannot use it unless Firefox uses Active X. It’s no longer a plugin or extension that can be placed in the Firefox plugin folder.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:47:48 +0000

Embedded WMP11 doesn’t work with Firefox. I’ve had WMP11 for many weeks now, and it is frustrating to have to keep going back and forth between IE7 and Firefox just for those sites with embedded files. I guess this is all a part of the uber big secret meeting months ago between Firefox and Microsoft. Firefox is letting Microsoft introduce WMP without Firefox compatibility for a period of time to encourage use of IE7.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:34:34 +0000

I have observed the problem you describe with WMP 11 plugin getting cut off at the end of the screen on several sites, it is not a one off.

I thought it was something to do with Firefox as IE and the same WMP11 plugin on the same page would display fine.

I will try to dig up some more examples of where it happens generally a lot of gaming sites are the best place as they will often have WMV videos.

Yahoo GamesDomain is the first example I can remember that does this, try the Bioshock Spike TV trailer, click on Watch;
http://videogames.yahoo.com/videos?page=0

Yahoo also apply some sort of custom skin to the WMP player controls that doesn’t work in Firefox but does in IE.

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