the Fresh!

CheckPlayer v0.6-alpha7 has now been released. It has several new helpful features, and several bug fixes.

The “DoSWFCallback” parameter of DoSWF() has changed to “options”. This parameter is backwards compatible so it can still be a function callback reference. But alternatively, it can now be an object that has one or more of several properties on it to take advantage of some additional features. They are:

1. “swfCB” : this specifies the callback function to receive the SWF embed status events as before.
2. “swfTimeout” : this specifies a number of milliseconds to wait after a SWF is embedded but hasn’t started downloading. If the timeout triggers, and “swfCB” is defined, it will be notified with the “SWF_TIMEOUT” event status value.
3. “swfEICheck” : this specifies an ExternalInterface callback function to test for on the loaded SWF. When the callback is detected and ready, the “swfCB” function will be notified with the “SWF_EI_READY” event status value.

There were also a number of minor bug fixes implemented, including memory management improvements. All users are encouraged to upgrade.  In addition, CheckPlayer is now nearly complete in terms of testing and features and is about ready to be declared 1.0 full release ready.

CheckPlayer v0.6-alpha7 is available for download here:  http://checkplayer.flensed.com/download.php

Please contact the email list (http://groups.google.com/group/flensed) or post in the forums (http://checkplayer.flensed.com/discuss.php) if you have any questions or suggestions.  Now is your chance to make any suggestions for changes before CheckPlayer makes its move to 1.0 final release readiness!