In the VSD Version of my website there was a simple way to insert Flash objects into random places on the page. I have tried to use the HTML for those objects in HTML Elements in my RSD Website without success. The HTML Element takes up a whole row and it wants to incorporate all of the elements below it including those in opposing columns and rows. Here is the HTML I am using for a very simple ringing bell.

P.S. I tried searching the forums and the manual on this subject but did not find anything. If I missed it please direct me there.

<!-- Created with CoffeeCup Firestarter http://www.coffeecup.com -->

<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://active.macromedia.com/flash2/cabs/swflash.cab#version=4,0,0,0"
ID=New Burst WIDTH=40 HEIGHT=40>
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="ringing bells.swf">
<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
<PARAM NAME=loop VALUE=true>
<EMBED src="ringing bells.swf" loop=true quality=high
WIDTH=40 HEIGHT=40 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"
PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">
</EMBED>
</OBJECT

Hi Laurence,
Check to make sure you have the needed files located in the correct location.
Can you share a link to your page?

Eric,

The RSD for the page in question is on the dropbox link below -- The attach file doesn't work -- it kept telling me that the RSD file wasn't and RSD file -- I never have been able to get the Attach a File to work.

The "Bell" is just above the "postcard" in the lower right. If you preview the page (I use Firefox) you will see what I mean about the Flash Object consolidating everything below it including the right and column and the footer. I would like to place the bell closer to the notice below it, but the HTML element takes up the whole column width. Thanks for your help.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/d73d67fpb9r1z … 5.rsd?dl=0

Try adding a row at the bottom and then place the HTML Element inside of that. Right now you have that mixed inside a column with the other elements. Really that entire column should be re-looked at and the individual elements separated into more rows.

Scott,

I use columns rather than rows in all of my pages because that was what I believe the approach was that coffer cup used when I hired them to provide me with the first RSD version of our website. Our website was originally done in VSD. That also seems to be the approach that is consistent with the RSD manual and the initial grid that comes up when opening a new project. I have no problem using rows instead of columns but would like to understand why they are preferred over columns.

Thanks for your help,

Larry