$(document).ready starts after any flash obj. downloaded in IE ?

Question

Hi,

I've noticed something weird at IE. When i have a flash object (.swf) inside a page, then any action/function inside $(document).ready starts after the swf object has been fully loaded. (While in firefox, it doesn't need the swf to be fully loaded)

Why is this happening, and how can i prevent it?

Answer 1

A simple hack solution is to not embed the swf until the page is loaded. Leave a blank div with a given id, and use swfobject to embed the swf in the div on document ready.