@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ After including the 'qtobject.js' file in your view, using the quicktime_tag hel <%= quicktime_tag(:path_to_video_file, :id, :width, :height, options = {} ) %> +You can also use a placeholder image by adding :placeholder to the options hash. Pass in a path to an image and you're +Quicktime video will be preceded with a placeholder image, click it to start the movie. You know, just like Apple Trailers. + +<%= quicktime_tag(:path_to_video_file, :id, :width, :height, {:placeholder => "/images/click-to-play.gif", :loop => true, :autoplay => false} ) %> + Extra parameters that are used by the quicktime embed object can be added using the options hash. For Example: README @@ -5,19 +5,27 @@ module QuicktimeHelper quicktime_params = "" - options.each_pair { |key, value| quicktime_params += "myQTObject.addParam(\"#{key}\", \"#{value}\");" } - - "<script type=\"text/javascript\"> - // <![CDATA[ - var myQTObject = new QTObject(\"#{filename_with_path}\", \"#{id}\", \"#{width}\", \"#{options[:controller] == false ? height : height + 15 }\"); - #{quicktime_params} - myQTObject.write(); - // ]]> - </script> - <noscript> - <p>You must enable Javascript to view this content. <a href=\"#{filename_with_path}\">(Link to alternate content)</a></p> - </noscript> - " + if options.has_key? :placeholder + initializer = %{var myQTObject = new QTObject("#{options[:placeholder]}", "#{id}", "#{width}", "#{options[:controller] == false ? height : height + 15 }");} + options.delete_if {|key, value| key == :placeholder } + options.merge(:href => filename_with_path, :target => "myself").each_pair { |key, value| quicktime_params += "myQTObject.addParam(\"#{key}\", \"#{value}\");" } + else + initializer = %{var myQTObject = new QTObject("#{filename_with_path}", "#{id}", "#{width}", "#{options[:controller] == false ? height : height + 15 }");} + options.each_pair { |key, value| quicktime_params += "myQTObject.addParam(\"#{key}\", \"#{value}\");" } + end + + %{ + <script type="text/javascript"> + // <![CDATA[ + #{initializer} + #{quicktime_params} + myQTObject.write(); + // ]]> + </script> + <noscript> + <p>You must enable Javascript to view this content. <a href="#{filename_with_path}">(Link to alternate content)</a></p> + </noscript> + } end end \ No newline at end of file lib/quicktime_helper.rb fa29ecd41c310323c21b2a6c101af63be36e536b Jon Maddox jon@jonsthoughtsoneverything.com http://github.com/maddox/quicktime_helper/commit/148536542b6ac7526221ed2c61ac248a0636d1bc 148536542b6ac7526221ed2c61ac248a0636d1bc 2007-01-18T21:43:42-08:00 2007-01-18T21:43:42-08:00 added the ability to use a placeholder image f8fa2c06739daab816ba803295c7bac4c4ae7058 Jon Maddox jon@jonsthoughtsoneverything.com