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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

unknown (dummy) mime type

This is a test to verify the behavior of the browsers when they meet an unknown object, and they have not any corresponding plugin.
The result "degrad correctly" is a success.

test.unknown

mime type: unknown/unknown

basic insertion

code :

<object type="unknown/unknown" data="data/test.unknown" width="100" height="100">
  <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
  <param name="test" value="test">
  alt : <a href="data/test.unknown">test.unknown</a>
</object>

result :

test.unknown

mime type: unknown/unknown and unknown/unknown2

nested objects, with 2 unknown types

code :

<object type="unknown/unknown" data="data/test.unknown" width="100" height="100">
  <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
  <param name="test" value="test">
  
  <object type="unknown/unknown2" data="data/test.unknown" width="100" height="100">
    <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
    <param name="test" value="test">
    alt : <a href="data/test.unknown">test.unknown</a>
  </object>
</object>

result :

#1 : a blank zone is displayed by the first object, the nested one is degraded correctly.

test.unknown

mime type: unknown/unknown

nested objects, first with a dummy clsid

code :

<object classid="clsid:012345678-9ABC-0123-4567-89ABC0123456"
        width="100" height="100">
  <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
  <param name="test" value="test">

  <object type="unknown/unknown" data="data/test.unknown" width="100" height="100">
    <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
    <param name="test" value="test">
    alt : <a href="data/test.unknown">test.unknown</a>
  </object>
</object>

result :

#2 : Konqueror is amazing, the dummy document (test.unknown) is a text document, and the server send it as text/plain.

test.unknown

mime type: unknown/unknown

nested objects with conditional comments

code :

<object classid="clsid:012345678-9ABC-0123-4567-89ABC0123456"
        width="100" height="100">
  <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
  <param name="test" value="test">
  
  <!--[if gte IE 7]> <!-->
  <object type="unknown/unknown" data="data/test.unknown" width="100" height="100">
    <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
    <param name="test" value="test">
    alt : <a href="data/test.unknown">test.unknown</a>
  </object>
  <!--<![endif]-->
  <!--[if lt IE 7]>
    alt : <a href="data/test.unknown">test.unknown</a>
  <![endif]-->
</object>

result :

IE4 don't understand the conditional comments, but degrad correctly !?

test.unknown

mime type: unknown/unknown

nested objects, nested one hidden by CSS

code :

<style type="text/css">
/* class to hide nested objects in IE */
/* hides the second object from all versions of IE */
* html object.hiddenObjectForIE { display: none; }

/* display the second object only for IE5 Mac */
/* IE Mac \*//*/
* html object.hiddenObjectForIE { display: inline; }
/**/
</style>

code :

<object classid="clsid:012345678-9ABC-0123-4567-89ABC0123456"
        width="100" height="100">
  <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
  <param name="test" value="test">

  <object type="unknown/unknown" data="data/test.unknown"
          width="100" height="100" class="hiddenObjectForIE">
    <param name="src" value="data/test.unknown">
    <param name="test" value="test">
    alt : <a href="data/test.unknown">test.unknown</a>
  </object>
</object>

result :

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