Flash Plugin#

This flash plugin provides an easy way to add Wink flash movies to the Wiki using the following syntax:

[{INSERT uk.co.netvisionit.FlashPlugin WHERE flash=mymovie,height=379,width=456}]

It works with Wink created .swf files. However, swf files from other sources are not tried yet.

Parameters#

Basic parameters

Parameter name	Description
flash	the name of flash movie file
height	the height of the movie in pixels
width	the width of the movie in pixels
params	show a list of parameters

Advanced Parameters (Not tested)

Parameter name	Description
classid	Class ID of the Flash e.g. clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000
codebase	e.g. ["http://active.macromedia.com/flash5/cabs/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0"]

Jspwiki.properties#

The Flash Plugin requires two settings in the jspwiki.properties file. The jspwiki.moviesdir is a directory path on the file system that is also servable content e.g. like an images directory. The jspwiki.moviesurl is the url suffix to the main site that points to the movies dir, ie. the browser's view of the movies directory.

e.g.

• jspwiki.moviesdir= /tediously/long/absolute/file/path/to/perhaps/wiki.war/movies
• jspwiki.moviesurl= movies

Upload the flash movie#

First define the insert and params. Then use an attachment to upload the .swf file. It must have the same name as the flash parameter. The Flash Plugin will copy the .swf file to the movies directory and then delete the attachment.

Limitations#

The params debug,loop and quality are not supported yet but probably should be. Also not sure how platform friendly the object tag is. It works in Firefox on Windows anyway.