July 3rd, 2006
Scion.com - Flash sniffer not working with Firefox
Why is it after all this time that we still run into pages that fail to check flash versions properly on mainstream browsers? Better yet, why not include a link to the content page just in case your flash checking script fails for one reason or another. I went to check out the Scion.com web page today and got greeted with a “Flash required” page and NO link to the content page. It correctly sniffs FP9 when I use IE, so most likely its an issue with their JS sniffing code.
Here’s a suggestion for everyone … always include a link to your flash content even if you think your Flash sniffer is absolutely flawless. Nothing is more aggravating than being told that I don’t have Flash installed and being unable to manually continue on.
UPDATE: The Scion.com sniffer didn’t work on OSX either — either Safari or Firefox.
