Detect Flash object click in JavaScript

Question

Is there a way I can have JavaScript/jQuery know when a Flash object has been clicked (and still have Flash process the click)?

I tried putting a table on top of the object with position: fixed and a z-index and the object set to param name='wmode' value='transparent' so I could have my JavaScript detect which column was clicked using jQuery's click(), but the clicks were never intercepted by JavaScript (Chromium Linux).

Is there another way to accomplish this?

Answer 1

Thank you Marty Wallace and Darwin!

<div id='flash'>
<object>
<param name='wmode' value='transparent' />
<embed src='foo.swf' wmode=transparent allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always'>
</embed>
</object>
</div>

<div id='output'></div>

<script type='text/javascript'>
$('#flash').mousedown(function (e){
    $('#output').append('<br>X: ' + e.pageX + ' ; Y: ' + e.pageY);
});
</script>

After testing, the XY coordinates of any clicks on the Flash object will be accurately printed to the screen and mouse interaction with the Flash object will proceed as normal.