1. Darn.
I got a lot of flash to fix now. Thanks MS (and the silly people who love IE).

Posted at 3:29PM on Mar 3rd 2006 by Antoine RJ Wright

2. So if we're using the deconcept script already there's no problem?

Posted at 4:32PM on Mar 3rd 2006 by Buck

3. I installed the patch earlier this week, and while it DOES have the "Click to interact with this control" message and gray box around Flash movies, it does NOT hide anything.

In fact, my apps run as normal in the pages, you just have to click in them before using buttons or what-not.

Luckily, my main apps are run in HTAs which bypass (at least for now) this goofy crap. :-)

g.

Posted at 4:41PM on Mar 3rd 2006 by g.wygonik

4. So if we're using the deconcept script already there's no problem?

Correct! But you should read that old blog post anyway, because there's a bug in the IE update that you should be aware of in case your users still see the 'activate' box around your content.

Posted at 5:28PM on Mar 3rd 2006 by Geoff

5. Yes, your article is misleading. ActiveX controls do not require user input to DISPLAY. They only require user input if the user wished to interact with them. This user input consists of a simple mouse click. So, all this hubub is about an additional mouse-click.

Posted at 4:37PM on Mar 14th 2006 by GPG

6. I would hardly call this a bunch of "hubub"! This is a real pain in the butt. You are saying that it only requires an extra click. What about mouse roll overs? That's great, you're going to have to click to see mouse roll overs. That's a major problem, so to call it "hubub" is minimizing the impact.

Jeff

Posted at 12:19AM on Mar 30th 2006 by Jeff Butler

7. This is certainly not "hubbub". It is a serious problem. Confused, annoyed, or exasperated users will not interact with much of this content. Many will likely believe it broken or unsafe for weeks until they learn otherwise. At the very least it will significantly cut click-throughs until the page has a usable workaround. Revenue will be lost by a great many people. Certain advertising content api's will need to be redesigned around javascript loaders.

I am well aware that most people find interactive advertising to be annoying. But advertising fuels the production of content. The effects of this will trickle throughout the web. Damage will not be catastrophic, but it will be significant.

The real problem here is not Microsoft (whom I have no great love for), but the broken USA patent system which favors garbage over actual developed intellectual works.

Posted at 6:48AM on Apr 2nd 2006 by Thebes

8. Well Thebes, your beloved Microsoft has implemented a solution that will waste a lot of time and money for users and developers alike.

Posted at 8:09PM on Apr 12th 2006 by AnnaH

9. See this is why you use CSS rollovers instead of Flash rollovers. More users can have access to them and they're better for optimization in search engines...

Posted at 12:47PM on Apr 14th 2006 by Boston

10. i load flash movie on my html page which has javascript menu, when i first load page then on first click of mouse doesn't work and flash border also comes.

Posted at 2:03AM on May 22nd 2006 by patidarbk