From: Marc Weber <marco-oweber@...>
Date: 2010-12-02T23:00:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Extending & Distributing Ruby

Excerpts from paul h's message of Thu Dec 02 14:45:23 +0100 2010:
> Hi all,
> 
> Has anyone any ideas if it is possible to embed a Flash Player ActiveX
> Control on Windows or Plugin on *nix, into a Ruby program? Can Ruby
> interact with, control or display a swf?
> 
> I have searched the group and found a few links but nothing is newer
> than 2005, and the links appear to be dead, so was just wondering if
> there have been any developments in this area that anybody knows
> about.

ActiveX is Windows only. Flash runs on linux - but at least my (debug)
player on linux has some flaws (some crashes - and I can't always click
on everything) So whatever you do test it.

There is also gnash - an open source implementation of flash - but AFAIK
its missing features.

Flash standalone applications are called "air" apps. I don't have much
expierence with them. Maybe it helps you when using a search engine.

Good luck.

Marc Weber