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| EMBED - embedded plug-in |
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| Description |
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The <EMBED> tag displays the output from a file that is executed by a plug-in. The ouput is displayed as part of the HTML document. An application is written so that it can be integrated into the browser, or 'plugged-in' to act as an extension to the browser. You must use either <SRC> or <TYPE> attributes so the browser can determine which plug-in to use. Additionally, the user must have th appropriate plug-in installed in their browsers, else they will not be able to view the results of running the embedded file. If the user opens a page and it contains an embedded object which needs an uninstalled plug-in, it will ask the user if he or she wants to load and install the appropriate plug-in. |
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| Syntax |
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<EMBED SRC="location" TYPE="MIMEtype" PLUGINSPAGE="instrURL" PLUGINURL="pluginURL" ALIGN="left|right|top|bottom" BORDER="borderWidth" FRAMEBORDER="no" HEIGHT="height" WIDTH="width" UNITS="units" HIDDEN="true|false" HSPACE="horizMargin" VSPACE="vertMargin" NAME="pluginName" PALETTE="foreground|background">....</EMBED> |
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| Attributes |
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SRC optionally specifies the location of the plug-in by its URL. |
TYPE specifies the MIME type of the EMBED tag which specifies which plug-in to load. Visible plug-ins require HEIGHT & WIDTH attributes if TYPE used. |
PLUGINSPAGE specifies the URL that contains the instructions for installing the plug-in if not already installed. |
PLUGINURL specifies the location of a Java Archive (JAR) file, which is a compressed collection of files. This would invoke the JAR Installation Manager (JIM), rather than loading the URL into a window. It is recommended that PLUGINURL is used over PLUGINSPAGE, as if both specified, PLUGINURL takes precedence. |
ALIGN specifies the alignment for the embedded plug-in.
- LEFT aligns to the left (DEFAULT).
- RIGHT aligns to the right.
- TOP aligns to the top.
- BOTTOM aligns to the bottom.
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BORDER specifies the size of the border around the plug-in, in pixels. |
FRAMEBORDER specifies that the plug-in has no border. |
HEIGHT specifies the height of the area required by the plug-in. The units are determined by the UNITS attribute. Default is pixels. |
WIDTH specifies the width of the area required by the plug-in. The units are determined by the UNITS attribute. Default is pixels. |
UNITS specifies the unit of measurement for the plug-in. Pixels (default) or en (half the current point size) |
HIDDEN specifies whether the plug-in is visible on the page or not. The default is FALSE (not hidden), whereas if TRUE, then this overrides any HEIGHT & WIDTH settings to zero. |
HSPACE specifies a margin, in pixels, between the left and right edges of the plug-in and surrounding content. |
VSPACE specifies a margin, in pixels, between the top and bottom edges of the plug-in and surrounding content. |
NAME specifies the name of the plug-in. This name can be used by JavaScript to identify it. |
PALETTE specifies (MS Windows ONLY) that the plug-in should use either the FOREGROUND palette or the BACKGROUND palette (DEFAULT) |
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