Web Design and Graphics Room. Thread, Audio Control

mikem3 · #1 29th-October-2006, 01:48 AM

Hi Folks,

I have been building a web-site for the last couple
of weeks, using Serif Web Plus 10, which is fairly
easy to use, but with teething problems.

When I add sound to the site, there is no way of
adding audio controls.

I have bought a programme called Swish Jukebox,
I have also downloaded a couple of free ones, but
for some reason I can't get the set up to work for
me.

Can you help please, a generic code for a set of
player buttons would be gratefully appreciated.

I got a couple of codes from www.webdeveloper.com
But I couldn't get them to play either, I am still trying
to get the file inserted into the right place, but have
not yet been successful, I get the buttons, but not
the sound.

Thank you.

Mike.

CPS · #2 29th-October-2006, 03:49 PM

OK I know what you are after, I don't have the code to hand,
but will get it for you ASAP.
Its in one of my books as far as I remember , so its a matter of searching for the code you want.

You may find it before I do, do a search for "code for background sound", if I remember correctly there are about three options.
No control, turn it off button, full control panel.

CPS · #3 29th-October-2006, 04:09 PM

Not looked in my books yet, but located this on HTML goodies.
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials...le.php/3479901

mikem3 · #4 29th-October-2006, 06:27 PM

Hello Peter,

Thank you for the link, I studied that site last night
and couldn't find what I am looking for, but then I
don't know what I am looking for, (unless I see a
picture of it), I am an absolute novice and know
nothing about code assembly.

I am waiting for a reply from www.Wimpyplayer.com

According to the sales pitch, you upload their software
and include a playlist. I don't have a playlist, I have
put some audio into different pages and they play to the
end as there is no control. I wouldn't like to be forced to
listen to an audio on a site if I didn't want to, so I am
going to do unto others as I would wish done to me.

The others I acquired, just don't work for me, maybe it
is my PC that is causing the problem?
The Jukebox is supposed to be able to be put into a site
with the audio file, but not by me.

Computers are great when they work properly and everything
goes at the touch of a button, but get away into areas that
are strange territory, then the fun sort of goes away till
the challenge is overcome.

If you would like to see the faulty site that I have put on the
internet, I wanted to see what it looked like, go to:

www.wowmike.com

Thank you for your time.

Mike.

CPS · #5 29th-October-2006, 06:44 PM

Yes having music playing in the back ground is considered,
bad practice if the user cannot control it.
I am looking through my books and found several methods,
but not tested them as yet.
They all use the "embed" tag to be able to show the console,
some it appears require activeX or a plugin to operate.
Will see if I can get one to work.

CPS · #6 29th-October-2006, 07:54 PM

OK try this code, it should select the player a viewer has on there PC.
Change hight and width to suite.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body>
<embed src="link to your music file goes here" width="500" height="50"></embed>
</body>
</html>

Here it is in action I hope it works for those that try it,
let me know if it does not.
http://www.petersassortment.idf50.co.uk/musictest

mikem3 · #7 29th-October-2006, 08:22 PM

Hello Peter,

Thank you for the link.

I have tried it and it won't show in either Firefox
or Opera, in IE there is a window with a little square
to show that a picture is missing.

Maybe there is a setting in my PC that needs to be
looked at, I have checked all the obvious (to me)
places, but could find nothing that I thought was wrong.

This is the ongoing problem and now that it has happened
again with your code, I have to suspect my machine.

Thank you again.

Mike.

CPS · #8 29th-October-2006, 08:29 PM

I just added this when you posted, so you may have missed it.
Try the link and does it work for you.
Here it is in action I hope it works for those that try it,
let me know if it does not.
http://www.petersassortment.idf50.co.uk/musictest

mikem3 · #9 29th-October-2006, 08:35 PM

Hi Peter,

I got an audio control bar and "The Entertainer"
playing on a piano.

Is that the player that the code is for?

Mike.

PS. I like that piece of music, always have done.mm.

CPS · #10 29th-October-2006, 09:03 PM

Its not coded for a particular player, however that music file has a real player logo.
So I quess that if I changed the file to open with media player it would use that player.
I think it uses the default player on your PC, but I am quessing now, dont know it as a fact.
The music file and the code must be in the same place to make life easy.
Make a folder on your PC called musictest, inside that save the code as an html document then add the music file to the same folder.
Add the music file name were indicated in the code and save it again.
Click on that html page to open it and the music should play I hope.
Just to show the file name entry I used

Code:

<embed src="entertainer.mid" width="500" height="50"></embed>

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