Are there play sound plug-ins which installed with new browsers?

[MarcMiller]

Well let me repeat that question in the body of this thread the question is.

"Are there play sound plug-ins which installed with, almost automatically, most all new installations of the latest browsers?"

Most concerned with Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera of course. And we'll have another question and or thread if I can get an answer on that one, but that would get me on the road unraveling some things and I have been asking forum questions so big they have not and answers lately so I would appreciate it if somebody who knows could answer this one.

Sincerely
Marc

[Robin_reala]

No, but Flash is pretty ubiquitous and probably the best route for getting sound in browsers these days. WHATWG’s HTML5 specs an Audio object [whatwg.org], but that’s one for the future: I think only Opera currently has an implementation.

[MarcMiller]

OK
the reason I thought there was some sort of default audio built into browsers can be found by reading a quote I will give you from this LiveAudio wed site. [sharkysoft.com]

The quote

playing sounds

When Netscape released Navigator 3, it bundled with the software a special plug-in called "LiveAudio." Compatible with most major sound formats, the LiveAudio plug-in enables web designers to include audio content in their web pages without requiring their users to download additional plug-ins or launch external applications.

Well if that was true of old browser Netscape 3 I thought it would surely be true of Internet Explorer 6 and Firefox 1.5. The reason for my inquiry is I am creating a web site where I have figured out how to give a small low-volume clickingsound , on link clicks, using the embed tag a wave file and JavaScript. I have learned to my dismay that the embed tag is not standard compliant with W3C's XHTML. For standard compliance you must use the object tag. In my research on the object tag in the past you must state what applet you are using which to my present understanding is the same as stating what plugging you are using. So I am not sure if bundling and Web browser inclusion is the same thing or for that matter what I have said about the object tag is true, but any further reflections on what I have stated above would be greatly appreciated.

Marc

[tedster]

I haven't done a recent survey, but certainly in the recent past media plug-ins were commonly bundled with browsers and operating systems, too. IE & Windows Media Player, Gecko Browsers and Real Player (all but stand-alone Mozilla), QuickTime on the Mac OS, Flash Player came both with many browsers and with Mac/Win operating systems, and so on.

I think a browser today without an audio plug-in would be a very rare bird. The end user would need to intentionally work to stay plug-in free.

[MarcMiller]

If you may allow me to quote myself

For standard compliance you must use the object tag. In my research on the object tag in the past you must state what applet you are using which to my present understanding is the same as stating what plugging you are using.

I am pretty new at using sounds so is my above statement true? Also in my research it seemed to me the "Play()" method which I am using in my JavaScript to play my sound along with the requisite embed tag in my HTML is a method of the LiveAudio plug-in page about witch I linked to in my posting above this one in this thread. Thus far I have not found out how to play a sound with the object tag and some JavaScript that will invoke the sound on a one play basis. Any links and information in this regard would be appreciated. Is the sound and the wav file extension format a good choice for not being of the type which will not play with most likely installed plug-ins as stated in the posting directly above.

You for that reply.
Marc