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Walter Metzger
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embed / VLC media player

Post by Walter Metzger »

Good day,
I use

<embed type="application/x-vlc-plugin" name="VLC" autostart="true" autoplay="true"
loop="false" volume="100" width="640" height="480" target="videos/VTS_01_1.flv"/>

Validating I get the error:
[Editor v11.0211(Pro)]
the "target" attribute is not valid for the "embed" element. Some valid attributes for this element are: "accesskey", "align", "allowfullscreen", "allowscriptaccess", "alt", "autoplay", "autostart", "base", "bgcolor", "border", "class", "contenteditable", "contextmenu", "controls", "dir", "draggable", "dropzone", "flashvars", "frameborder", "height", "hidden", "hidefocus", "hspace", "id", "lang", "logo", "loop", "menu", "name", "palette", "play", "pluginspage", "progress", "quality", "role", "scale", "song", "spellcheck", "src", "style", "swliveconnect", "swremote", "swstretchhalign", "swstretchstyle", "swstretchvalign", "tabindex", "title", "translate", "type", "units", "unselectable", "volume", "vspace", "width", "wmode", "xml:lang", "on" attributes (like event handlers), "aria-*" attributes, and "item*" attributes.

But vlc plays VTS_01_1.flv on firefox 12.0 (Picture and sound well)
1. Question: Why the error message?

vlc is not playing VTS_01_1.flv on Opera 11.64 (missing plug-in)
vlc is not playing VTS_01_1.flv on IE 8 (there is no message to see)
2. Question: Can anyone say something about Opera and IEt?

3. Question: Does anyone know a better procedure for the flv-Video?

Greetings from Germany
Walter Metzger
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Albert Wiersch
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Re: embed / VLC media player

Post by Albert Wiersch »

Hi Walter,

I'm sorry for the delay.

I will add "target" attribute support for "embed" in a future update. For now you can right-click on that message and disable it using "Disable using Exact Text Match".

I am not sure if this will be helpful, but it might: Playing Videos in HTML

It suggests an HTML5 attempt combines with "object" and "embed" backups.
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Re: embed / VLC media player

Post by Albert Wiersch »

Support for the "target" attribute with the "embed" element has been added and will be in the soon-to-come FREE PUBLIC BETA of v12.
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