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MP3, firefox, email, javascript, jplayer

i want to play audio 2 ways

  1. Through my website (easier, as i can detect the browser)
  2. sending an email which will have a player to stream the audio

restrictions. 1. Firefox wont play MP3 2. Iphone/ipad wont play flash 3. Iphone/ipad wont play ogg 4. Emails have trouble with javascript -jplayer (potential of ending in the trash)

problem. if i send via an email, i cant detect the browser, so cant choose ogg, flash, etc.

Solutions 1. Use HTML 5 and embed a player stream mp3... works in iphone, ie8, chrome....not in firefox (mp3 issue) and older ie browsers (html5 issue).

  1. use jplayer.... i expect the email to dislike the javascript and throw into the trash, plus will firefox play the mp3 audio?

  2. use flash.... i expect iphone/ipad not to work, also will it play from an email?

what is the best way to deal with this?

Solution

  • If you don't care about the older IE browsers bit, you could just use HTML5 and point to both MP3 and Vorbis sources; the browser will pick the one it can play.