A Little Help For The HTML Illiterate

[HotWaterDeath]

Do any of you know how to code in a decent background song on a web page?

Any help would be appreciated.

[VioletSkye]

<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">
<!--
var filename="NAME_OF_MUSIC_FILE.MID";
if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")
document.writeln ('<BGSOUND SRC="' + filename + '">');
else if (navigator.appName == "Netscape")
document.writeln ('<EMBED SRC="' + filename + '" AUTOSTART=TRUE WIDTH=144 HEIGHT=60>

');
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<NOSCRIPT>
<BGSOUND SRC="NAME_OF_MUSIC_FILE.MID">
</NOSCRIPT>


Just switch out NAME_OF_MUSIC_FILE.MID with the midi, wav, .aud, .mp3 etc. file you want to play. Thats the easiest, most compatible way to do it.

If you know a little flash, you can easily do something similiar (and make sure you add a button to turn the sound off in case it annoys the person visiting your webpage.)

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: VioletSkye on 2004-12-15 20:19 ]</font>

[Nai_Calus]

Website tip #224,532: If you have a music file embedded in your page, first kill yourself, and then have an option to turn it ON if someone actually wants to listen to it. XP

[VioletSkye]

Note that Firefox users may need to install a plug-in to hear it. In those cases you may want to just embed it or even better create a small Flash file. As Ian pointed out, it is generally annoying to have music suddenly start blaring when you visit a site lol, so as I mentioned earlier, at least make sure to add a button to turn it off. :]

[HotWaterDeath]

You guys/gals are awesome.

Thanks for the walk-through VioletSkye.