I think Wiki should incorporate the abillity to load flash / java / other applets into the page. You can create links to the flash, and thats all nice and well. but what if you want an introductory page, but still made with Wiki?

On another note, it would be nice to be able to use this type of edit box on such scripts for quick fixing.

-- JakeGardner - 06 Oct 2003

I concur. In fact, I have this problem right now, on http://www.mrjc.com/twiki/bin/view/Redbourn/HearTheBells

in that I want to run:

<P align="center">
      <OBJECT ID="MediaPlayer" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=42 
       CLASSID="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" 
       STANDBY="Loading Windows Media Player components..." 
       TYPE="application/x-oleobject">
       
       <PARAM NAME="Autostart" VALUE="False">
       <PARAM NAME="Filename" VALUE="bells.mp3">
       <EMBED TYPE="application/x-mplayer2" src="bells.mp3" 
       NAME="MediaPlayer" autostart=0 WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=42>
       </EMBED>
       </OBJECT>

But I need to put it into a plugin to do so.

This would be the simplest plugin should someone fancy writing it.

-- MartinCleaver - 07 Oct 2003

This is not simple to do properly.

The problem is that plugin invocation is arcane and mysterious, and varies from browser to browser. If you are going to support it properly, you have to take this into account - and it isn't easy.

Personally I don't see this as TWiki's problem (except where TWiki uses applets). I'd rather see us simply support <script> embedded in the topic body first.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 08 Sep 2004

There is EmbedFlashPlugin for Flash movies. Also EmbedQTPlugin.

-- ArthurClemens - 08 Sep 2004