[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 11796] New: Flash plug-in intermittently doesn't load when referenced using DOM functions

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11796

           Summary: Flash plug-in intermittently doesn't load when
                    referenced using DOM functions
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 419.x
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Plug-ins
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: kennethmac18 at yahoo.co.uk


There is an intermittent bug in WebKit 419.3 (on both PPC and Intel) whereby if
Flash content is added to a page using the DOM methods (see example code
below), the Flash plug-in intermittently doesn't load until the user hovers
over an HTML link or otherwise does something to force the page to be
repainted.

This is an intermittent bug and only occurs around 1 time in 20. Sitting
hitting Refresh in Safari is guaranteed not to reproduce the problem, however,
as when the page is 'warm', the problem doesn't seem to occur.

Note as well that, if there are several Flash elements on the page (all added
to the page using the same code), either all load or none do. The problem seems
to affect instantiation of the Flash plug-in in general.

Sample Javascript code:

document.createElement("object");

myFlashObject.setAttribute("width", "100");
myFlashObject.setAttribute("height", "100");
myFlashObject.setAttribute("type", "application/x-shockwave-flash");
myFlashObject.setAttribute("data", "myflash.swf");

var myBGColorParam = document.createElement("param");
myBGColorParam.setAttribute("name", "bgcolor");
myBGColorParam.setAttribute("value", "#CC3333");
myFlashObject.appendChild(myBGColorParam);

var myMenuParam = document.createElement("param");
myMenuParam.setAttribute("name", "menu");
myMenuParam.setAttribute("value", "false");
myFlashObject.appendChild(myMenuParam);

document.getElementById("titleflash").appendChild(myFlashObject);


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