IE removes object/embed activation click
Posted by Juice10 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:06:00 GMT
The now launched preview of Internet Explorer will not require you to “click to activate” before being able to interact with object/embed elements (Flash, etc.)
The guys over at Microsoft have removed the click to activate after striking a deal with Eolas Technologies inc.
If you don’t recall, in April 2006, we made a change to how Internet Explorer handled embedded controls used on some webpages. Some sites required users to “click to activate” before they could interact with the control. Microsoft has now licensed the technologies from Eolas Technologies inc, removing the “click to activate” requirement in Internet Explorer.
This change will require no modifications to existing web pages, and no new actions for developers creating new pages. We are simply reverting to the old behavior. Once Internet Explorer is updated, all pages that currently require “click to activate” will no longer require the control to be activated. They’ll just work.
The preview is available today but the version will be launched to the mainstream in April 2008
Read the announcement on the IEBlog
