why will embedded wav files not play in firefox
Hi, I have an HTML page - currently on the desktop PC - that contains a few graphics (they relate to IPA sounds) and a bit of javascript which will make the sounds play when the user mouses-over the graphic, and stop on mouse-out. The script uses <embed> tags. I know these arent favoured but I think they should still work, as they have in the past, so the script itself is fine. But there is no sound (obviously I have checked the src is correct and made sure the speakers are on and working. They are.) W10, FF ver 128.6.0esr (64-bit)
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In modern browsers you need to use the VIDEO or AUDIO tag to make the built-in HTML media player play sounds, you can no longer use EMBED or OBJECT tags.
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTML/Element/video
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTML/Element/audio
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Unfortunately since this isn't a Firefox browser created issue the programmer you must debug what going on with your codes as to why they don't work. The browser updates to protect itself and if the codes don't work then the browser will not load them.
OK, here's the relevant coding. For the sake of space and understanding I have omitted all irrelevant content like the simple page text, opening and closing page tags, etc. The content relates to ejective consonants (don't ask!!) All the concerned files are in the same folder. ..................................................................................................
(opening tags etc)... <script> function EvalSound(soundobj) {
var thissound=document.getElementById(soundobj); thissound.Play();
}
function stopSound(soundobj) {
var thatsound=document.getElementById(soundobj);
thatsound.Stop();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<embed src="ejectives.wav" hidden=true autostart=false width=0 height=0 id="sound0">
... (regular HTML text)...
... (more regular text + closing tags)
If you can see a 'cant find image' icon it's because there's a line which is the coding for an image and the editor here has interpreted that as an actual link to an image! The coding for the image has the matching id (i.e.,'sound0') and the appropriate function calls.
So - any suggestions as to why this doesn't work? Many thanks.
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What is the site then so others can verify and replicate if they get the same problems?
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In modern browsers you need to use the VIDEO or AUDIO tag to make the built-in HTML media player play sounds, you can no longer use EMBED or OBJECT tags.
As I said, the site is on my PC. However, thanks cor-el... I didn't know embed had been discontinued altogether, I thought it was still working. So, that answers my question, thanks.
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