I'm not sure of what other factors played a role (the fact that the element was in a absolute positioned container, or that the immediate container to the flash element was in a float) but I had the call to the swfobject javascript in the BODY tags of the html (not within the head tags). This was apparently causing Firefox to not display the flash. Simply moving the swfobject javascript code within the head tags of the html instantly fixed the problem.

I know I've used swfobject inside the body before – so I'm sure there's something else that contributed to the problem.

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In any case, from what I can tell, in the latest version of Flash, there is a new way to make a button link to a URL. Instead of creating an action on the same layer as the button, you need to assign an instance name to your button. Then in another layer you have all the code for your buttons – similar to the following:

function gotoYahoo(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var mylink:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.yahoo.com");
navigateToURL(mylink, "_self");
}
buttonInstanceName.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, gotoYahoo);

(If YOU know more about Flash, and have any corrections – they would be very welcome in the comments. I know how to do simple animations (like slideshows) and simple buttons – but beyond that I'm still in the very early learning stages)

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