Server side detection, available since Flash Player 6.0r65, will also be discussed. We will look at client side detection using Javascript and Microsoft’s VBScript for Internet Explorer on Windows, inbuilt version detection and markup based detection. It will give a survey of current and future detection methods, and will put forward ideas and solutions to give your users seamless access to your Flash data - along with access to alternate content if their installed Player happens to be below the required version. This article will show you how to do just that. This is accomplished by employing Flash Player detection. It’s our job as Web developers and designers to ensure Flash movies are as accessible as possible and to provide relevant alternate content when required - as recommended by the W3C.
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