repeat animated gif on return to page?

**swanky** · 08-14-2006, 09:38 PM

Can anyone tell me how to use HTML so that an animated gif, that only plays once, will play again after another link has been clicked and then the user returns to the original page (using back button)? any help would be great.

**jscheuer1** · 08-15-2006, 03:22 AM

You mean it doesn't? I would have thought that it would. I'm thinking that it may in some browsers and not in others. Do you have a link to the page?

**swanky** · 08-15-2006, 03:39 PM

yojimbo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

and I use firefox so no messing there. Its my first attempt at a web page and its the header graphic that I want to repeat, to match the sound.

I'll try looking at it in IE but surely thats a bad idea?

**swanky** · 08-15-2006, 03:45 PM

yeah you were right. It works in IE but not in my firefox. hmm. the sound doesn't match up in IE though, like it does with firefox. Ah well, such is life. Thanks

**Twey** · 08-15-2006, 04:31 PM

Yes, I've noticed this. You could try using Javascript to reset the src of the image. That should cause it to play again.

**swanky** · 08-15-2006, 09:01 PM

ok, I've never used javascript but i'll give it a try tomorrow. cheers.

**jscheuer1** · 08-16-2006, 06:01 AM

In that case, try something simple, like replacing this:

HTML Code:

<H1 Align=CENTER> <IMG SRC="yojimboSign.gif"> </H1> 
<embed src="electricity.wav" loop="false" autoplay="true" hidden="true"></embed>

with this:

HTML Code:

<h1 align="center"> <img id="yojimbo" src="yojimboSign.gif"> </h1> 
<embed src="electricity.wav" loop="false" autoplay="true" hidden="true"></embed>
<script type="text/javascript">
document.getElementById('yojimbo').src="yojimboSign.gif";
</script>

**DimX** · 08-16-2006, 07:33 AM

What about flash, I think it would be better, because <embed> takes more time (resources?) to initialize, and, well, flash is more common than just image and sound separately.