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Valid HTML 4.01 Strict

strict HTML tests :
embed content with object tag

meaning of the results :
sucess : the embed content is displayed.
degrade correctly : the alternative content is displayed. Perhaps an other plugin would be able to display the content.
failed : the content is not displayed, or the alternative content, or other problem...

details of the tested browsers and theirs plugins

types mime application


test.pdf

mime type: application/pdf

code :

<object data="data/test.pdf" type="application/pdf" width="300" height="200">
  alt : <a href="data/test.pdf">test.pdf</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.pdf
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
success (#1) success (#1) success (#2) success success success success success success success degrade correctly degrade correctly

#1 : Firefox must have a very recent plugin. The adobe reader 7.0 plugin result an alert, the 7.0.8 plugin works.
WARNING, multiple objects of pdf type on a same page crash Firefox !

#2 : Opera need a user's click to activate the control.


test.ps

mime type: application/postscript

code :

<object data="data/test.ps" type="application/postscript" width="300" height="200">
  alt : <a href="data/test.ps">test.ps</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.ps
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly success failed degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly

test.odt

mime type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text

code :

<object type="application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text"
        data="data/test.odt" width="600" height="1000">
  alt : <a href="data/test.odt">test.odt</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.odt
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
success (#3) success (#3) degrade correctly success degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly

#3 : The OpenOffice plugin seem a little buggy, it need a very large surface to display correctly the document (width="600" height="1000").


test.ods

mime type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet

code :

<object type="application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet"
        data="data/test.ods" width="600" height="1000">
  alt : <a href="data/test.ods">test.ods</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.ods
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
success (#3) success (#3) degrade correctly success degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly

test.odp

mime type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation

code :

<object type="application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation"
        data="data/test.odp" width="600" height="1000">
  alt : <a href="data/test.odp">test.odp</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.odp
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
success (#3) success (#3) degrade correctly success degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly

test.sxw

mime type: application/vnd.sun.xml.writer

code :

<object type="application/vnd.sun.xml.writer"
        data="data/test.sxw" width="600" height="1000">
  alt : <a href="data/test.sxw">test.sxw</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.sxw
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
success (#3) success (#3) degrade correctly success degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly

test.sxc

mime type: application/vnd.sun.xml.calc

code :

<object type="application/vnd.sun.xml.calc"
        data="data/test.sxc" width="600" height="1000">
  alt : <a href="data/test.sxc">test.sxc</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.sxc
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
success (#3) success (#3) degrade correctly success degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly

test.sxi

mime type: application/vnd.sun.xml.impress

code :

<object type="application/vnd.sun.xml.impress"
        data="data/test.sxi" width="600" height="1000">
  alt : <a href="data/test.sxi">test.sxi</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.sxi
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
success (#3) success (#3) degrade correctly degrade correctly (#5) degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly

#5 : In Konqueror, this type can be associated with the Kpresenter plugin of Koffice, but it results a bad conversion, content is truncated.


test.doc

mime type: application/msword

this test document was created with OpenOffice.org

code :

<object type="application/msword" data="data/test.doc" width="300" height="200">
  alt : <a href="data/test.doc">test.doc</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.doc
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly success degrade correctly degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly degrade correctly

#4 : without the plugin, I don't have it.


test.xls

mime type: application/vnd.ms-excel

this test document was created with OpenOffice.org

code :

<object type="application/vnd.ms-excel"
        data="data/test.xls" width="300" height="200">
  alt : <a href="data/test.xls">test.xls</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.xls
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly success degrade correctly degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly degrade correctly

test.ppt

mime type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint

this test document was created with OpenOffice.org

code :

<object type="application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"
        data="data/test.ppt" width="300" height="200">
  alt : <a href="data/test.ppt">test.ppt</a>
</object>

result :

alt : test.ppt
observed results in various browsers :
Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.0.7 Opera 9 Konqueror 3.5.2 Safari 2.0.4 IE 7rc1 IE 6 IE 5.5 IE 5.0.1 IE 4.0.1 IE Mac 5.2.3 Lynx 2.8.5
degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly degrade correctly (#5) degrade correctly degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly (#4) degrade correctly degrade correctly

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