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Inline ActiveX object activation workaround.

Posted in Internet Explorer, Flash, JavaScript by Chris Benjaminsen on the April 26th, 2006

!! The slution described on this page does not work in IE7 please stay tuned! !!

If you work with ActiveX elements in the browser, you properly already know that these elements now require activation before they can receive keyboard and mouse input. I will in this article shortly describe why Microsoft had to do this change, how Microsoft suggest you solve this issue and finally provide you with my personal solution that allows you to use ActiveX elements inline without requiring activation.

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