Gina,
All modern web browsers are capable of playing a sound file and can
recognize _some_ HTML properties to control the sound (like the LOOP=, or
the BALANCE= parameters). But the web "visitor" has no control (other
than the dials on his/her speaker) of the sound.
To have controls which the "visitor" can use to turn the sound on or off
and control the volume level, requires that you embed a sound player into
the web page not just the sound file. This requires the use of a
scripting language (javascript, vbscript, etc). which embeds the player
and then calls up the sound file.
This also adds a new level of complexity to the web page, for now you must
ascertain whether they have a media player and/or which version it is
(mplayer.exe, mplayer2.exe, realaudio, live wire, etc, .).
If you are a member of the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN), then you
can find an MPLAYER2 script by searching for the phrase "background sound"
on their web site. If you are not a member, contact me privately, and I
will copy and paste the script to you.
BTW, there is no need to wait for a Front Page newsgroup,
there are several. The main group is alive and well at:
microsoft.public.frontpage.client
Jim Meagher
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http://www.ezy.net/~microsol International Webmasters Association
410-543-8996 MS Site Builder Network - Level 2 member
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----- Original Message -----
From: M. Jelley <[log in to unmask]>
> >I would like to give the viewer the option of listening to the sound
> >continuously (as I have set the sound to play) or of turning it off.
>
> Gina:
>At this time, I have not used FrontPage, but many on the
> newsgroup use it and ask FP questions all the time on the Publisher
> newsgroup: microsoft.public.publisher.webdesign. I am sure that if
there
> is no FP newsgroup - wait a minute - there will be or start one.
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