this forum has a button for embedding Flash objects in a post. Does
it work or has it been disabled ?
I don't know, actually.
I suspect not. If it had, the button wouldn't be there.
Just because you asked, abuse of the embedding would be an excellent way of making sure it -is- disabled... :-]
edit:
It occurs to me - you could test it by previewing the page. If it shows up properly in the preview, you should be good to go...
http://aminut.biz/2glave.swf
well according to this link (http://www.activewebhosting.com/faq/scripts-simplemachines.html) the flash option is switched off as a default setting in simplemachines forums.
Darn.
If I read that correctly (and I had a 5yo whining in my ear about being on the computer and not helping him, so I didn't spend long looking) it recommends that you turn that option off...
Which I just checked, and we have. It should probably hide that button. Hmm...
and add a youtube embedding code in its place. >.>
Just tried embedding a bunch of stuff, none of it works. Too bad :\