June 1, 2006; 06:20 AM Bare Bones Software, developer of leading-edge power tools for Mac OS
X, posted an AppleScript script for use with BBEdit to assist Web
developers in the migration away from the EMBED tag for deployment of
QuickTime(tm) content.
As a result of the recent settlement between Microsoft and Eolas
Technology, the EMBED tag is no longer supported without viewer
interaction in updated versions of Internet Explorer 6, nor will it be
in future versions of Internet Explorer. Any HTML code that uses the
EMBED tag must perforce be modified to ensure future compatibility when
delivering QuickTime content over the web.
"BBEdit makes short work of a wide range of tasks," explained Rich
Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "The changes to IE
require Web developers to alter their code, which, if the site is
QuickTime-rich, can be a daunting prospect. We are happy to provide a
script which takes advantage of BBEdit's deep AppleScript support so
that webmasters can make short work of this tedious task."
The BBEdit Embed Tag Script posted today addresses the new browser
requirements for a commonly encountered CSS situation where object tags
contain EMBED tags for QuickTime media that must be replaced, in this
case with JavaScript function calls, to dynamically load and display
media content.
As with all AppleScript scripts, this common example can be modified to
fit individual requirements, and adequate back-ups are always
recommended. The BBEdit Embed Tag Script is available free of charge to
all registered BBEdit customers from the Bare Bones Software web site: http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/embedtag.shtml .
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