What should be in the standard.js file?

Question

Hi
I have had a look at standard.js file and found that it
contains just the following:
//Copyright 2006 Adobe Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
//This is the base class for implementing an Active Content
extension -- a piece of code that knows how to rewrite OBJECT tags
so that they comply to the Eolas patent without making the browser
display the "Press OK to continue loading the content of this page"
message box.
// When the user hovers the mouse over an ActiveX control in
Internet Explorer 6 updated with (April 2006) Cumulative Security
Update (912812) or Internet Explorer 7, the following message is
displayed:
// “Press Spacebar or Enter to activate and use this
control.”
// The user can now click the mouse anywhere inside the
ActiveX control area, or press the Spacebar or Enter key to
activate the control.
// The standard.js file has been introduced to retain the
earlier behavior where the control remains interactive from the
first click to the last.
function writeDocument(s){document.write(s);}
Is this correct? It doesnt seem that this would do a whole
lot?

Answer 1

Hi darrrius and welcome to our community
Yes, there isn't much to the JS file. Its purpose is to
suppress the "Click to activate and use this control" message you
would otherwise see in Internet Exploder if the coding of the
Captivate Flash object were being done differently.
I believe what may be happening here is that the messages are
appearing because of the external JavaScript reference. (Captivate
versions 2 & 3 normally reference a JavaScript file called
"standard.js") Oddly enough, this is done in an effort to bypass
the "Click to activate and use this control" message that only IE
presents.
One way to work past the need for the standard.js file is
described in a section of fellow Adobe Certified Captivate
Instructor John Daigle's article about working with Captivate and
RoboHelp. You may view it by
clicking
here. Pay close attention to how he is describing the
JavaScript modifications. (Wow... Deja Vu! This is the second time
today I've posted the same info!)
Cheers... Rick