[LAU] Flash problem

[Leigh Dyer]

Folderol wrote:
> I've finally got around to thinking about upgrading my website,
> so thought it would be a good idea to have an embedded player as well as
> the download options. Well it seems that the only more-or-less universal
> players are all flash players.

I've just been playing with the idea of using the HTML5 audio element to 
replace Flash-based streaming on my own site -- here's my 
proof-of-concept so far:

http://electronaut.linuxgamers.net/~lsd/music/releases/clipper/html5test.html

Under Firefox and Chrome, it'll use HTML5 streaming Vorbis; under 
Safari, it uses an MP3 instead. On anything else, it falls back to using 
a Flash applet. Using simple HTML5 like this basically eliminates any 
options for styling, but at least you get out of the Flash trap.

Another option that might fix your initial problem is jPlayer:

http://www.happyworm.com/jquery/jplayer/

It uses Flash (or HTML5 when it's available), but it keeps the Flash 
component hidden and builds the UI entirely in HTML/JavaScript, so it's 
completely customisable.

Thanks
Leigh