Flash in a browser to full screen

Question

How can i make my flash applications in a browser in full screen mode? I know that the stage can be put in that mode, but when i run the application in any browser this doesn't work. So, this can be done, but how?

Answer 1

In the HTML including the Flash SWF, add the following parameter to your <object> tag:

<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />

and the following attribute to your <embed> tag:

allowFullScreen="true"

Or, if you are using SWFObject (as you should be), add the allowFullscreen parameter to your embed code. See the SWFObject documentation for the various ways to this.

In your Flash/Flex file, you need to provide the user a way to initiate fullscreen mode - you cannot force fullscreen without the user initiating it. Whatever you have the user do, include this code as a response to it:

stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN; //Flash
systemManager.stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN; // Flex