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babsline1
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Embedding music - 6/6/2003 0:51:48
 This ole lady(61 year old grandmother) , has successfully created a 50' s Class reunion website using Front Page. www.echs-50s.com
AND with help from this forum I was able to embed music on my site.
However....is there a way to embed more than one song on the same page?
The html tells the song to ' loop' . I would like to have several songs played instead of the same song over and over. You guys are a wealth of information and I have recommended this site to several others. Would appreciate any information you could give me on this one.
Thanks,
BabsNBoston
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Reflect
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RE: Embedding music - 6/6/2003 7:22:32
Hi,
First off welcome to OutFront!!!
I didn' t want it to seem that this is being ignored.
first thought I would have is multiple links to the songs and let the surfer choose which one to run. You could use a graphic of a stereo/radio to give a hint or maybe do a popup and let them choose.
I am sure others will respond who have done this before though.
Brian
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RE: Embedding music - 6/6/2003 17:40:13
Hi BabsNBoston.....You can embed more than one song on a page. The problem becomes the method to use to change to the next song. The only way I have managed to do it successfully is to use a javascript to embed a given number of songs and then they are selected at random whenever you click on a refresh button. There may be a better way to do this and I would like to know it too if there is
http://www.gskywalkers.interserver.net/random/randomsound.htm
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babsline1
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RE: Embedding music - 6/12/2003 7:12:02
Thank you for the reply. However, I really want to play more than one sound on the page without having to instruct the visitor to click on refresh. There must be a way.
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RE: Embedding music - 6/12/2003 22:02:34
Hi BabsNBoston.....I really think you will be hard pressed to get something to work the way you want it to. I timed your page download and it took me 7 minutes before the presly mp3 was fully downloaded. Then another two minutes or so for the song to play. I was connected to a dial up modem at 44k at the time so it could be even longer for someone on a slower connection and faster of course for someone with cable. This means that you would have to run a page refresh script based on an unknown download duration time. It would be much easier if you were using midi files as they download in about 15 seconds or so and you could run a script that would refresh the page every 3 minutes.
Good Luck.....your High School Reunion page is looking good.
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RE: Embedding music - 6/15/2003 8:23:34
Thought you would be pleased with my reduced ' load' time. Okay gskywalkers.......explain what you mean about the code generated by the space bar please?
Where do you recommend that I add tables? I use a large screen (19" ) and DSL......am sure there are viewing problems that I am not aware of.
Would appreciate your specifying an area, you feel needs reworking...Then I will start learning more about tables. This project is a true learning experience and I sincerely appreciate your help.
This project also sort of ' ' landed in my lap" but I' m having fun as I go and wish to improve upon the site with any help offered.
Thanks
BabsNBoston
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gskywalkers
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RE: Embedding music - 6/15/2003 20:51:04
Hi BabNBoston.....there are quite a few areas on your page where you can effectively use tables to reduce some of the code. It appears as though you are using the space bar to position words on the page. If you will open front page on your computer to a new blank page and click on the space bar about 20 times, then open the page in html view, you will see the ampersand nbsp; repeated over and over.
Now open front page on your computer and go to your web and place the cursor right after the words " Days Inn" and you will see hundreds and hundreds of this same code above and below. This text needs to be placed in tables so that you can position it more effectively on the page. Go here and you will see what I am talking about
http://www.gskywalkers.interserver.net/echigh
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babsline1
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RE: Embedding music - 6/19/2003 0:32:40
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gskywalkers
Gskywalkers....sorry I have not gotten back to you in the past several days.
Yes....once again you are correct and I thank you. However, not quite sure I understand everyplace I should use tables. Another Question Please.....on a heading such as I am using on the site (The Spirit of ECHS)......do spaces show up on other individuals monitors, when doing something of that nature?
Also, on your example you had two rows different than the 4 or 5 rows following the first two........did not quite understand how you did that. Overall, I have tried to implement tables, as you suggested. Take a look and let me know what you think. (www.echs-50s.com)
Just had a friend ask me to do a web site for them.....not sure I have enough knowledge yet. I do have the ' Front Page for Dummies' book. It has been a great help, but there are many questions it does not answer. Do you have any suggestions as to other publications I should look into?
However, I wanted to let you know that your help has been phenomenal . Thank you so very much for your excellent assistance.
BabsNBoston
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Don' t know if I mentioned it before but you need to add some tables to get rid of the code generated by the space bar. With the tables, you can position that text much better.
