Question

Is it possible to make a link with a .swf flash file, using swfObject?

I would like the entire video to be a clickable link… I’m out of ideas on how to make it happen.

If you go here: http://us.burberry.com/store/menswear/brit/jackets/prod-10000020849-packable-two-in-one-parka/sku-37604181001/
, on the left thumbnails, do you see how they got a swf object to be a link?

Anyone know the principle behind this? How would I do it? It seems like however I lay a div over the flash, my browser will not respond to the click.

I would really like help on this, thank you!

Edit: I cannot make a link directly in the flash file, because 1. I dont have the project file 2. I need to echo PHP code in the link

Answer 1

This is how that page accomplishes that (simplified):

.video-thumb-holder,
.video-link {
    position: absolute;
}
.video-link {
    display: block;
    width: 54px;
    height: 96px;
}

http://jsfiddle.net/xBzWv/1/

Essentially, the z-index is auto and the elements are positioned absolutely, so the flow of the elements (div[object]->a) allows the next element to have a “higher” z-index than the previous element that contains the object.

This example works in FF5. I believe this may be a problem in some browsers/versions (IE6, maybe others), that need alternative methods to put an object in it’s correct z-index position.

EDIT

In fact, in IE (9) the above does not work.

EDIT

IE is using a Flash object, and is using the <param NAME="wmode" VALUE="transparent"> approach for IE. However, for some reason this fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/xBzWv/11/ is still not working.