I've run into quite a few problems with stock ubuntu flash. I ended up going with the flash ppa, which cleared up most of the problems. On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > Now that I re-read your original post, this sounds like the trouble I have > long had with embedded videos with the vimeo label on them, I gave up on > them a long time ago. Next time I see one, I'll look for that "Pop Up > Player" button you mentioned though it may be from an add-on you are using > that I do not. > > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:28 AM, mz wrote: > >> On Thursday 25 August 2011 08:28:11 you wrote: >> > I'm having trouble viewing embedded flash videos in Firefox 6.0 and >> could >> > use some advice. >> > >> > I've got a dozen extensions for FF, including NoScript 2.1.2.7rc2, >> > Flashblock 1.5.15.1, Adblock Plus 1.3.9, Ghostery 2.5.3, and others. I'm >> > also using Shockwave Flash 10.3 as the plugin to view flash videos. >> > >> > After allowing the appropriate java scripts and clicking the Flashblock >> > play, everything seemed to come up fine to play the video. When the play >> > button for the video is clicked, it changes to the pause button, but the >> > video does not download. Reloading the page without the browser cache >> > makes no difference. However if the "Pop Up Player" button is clicked, a >> > second FF window is opened, and everything works fine. >> > >> > I don't think it should matter, but I'm using openSUSE 11.3 w/ KDE 4.4.4 >> > >> > Any suggestions about what might be preventing the video from playing in >> > the original page or what to look at? >> > >> > TIA, >> > Mark Z. >> >> Something else is going on rather than problems with Firefox v6 in >> attempting to play the embedded video. Unfortunately, I don't know what >> it is. The reason I don't think it's FF is that I downgraded to FF >> v3.6.20, tried Chrome, and then Opera, and the problem remained. It must >> be something I've done or haven't done that's preventing the video from >> playing. >> >> At least this prodded me to try a couple different browsers. Neither >> Chrome nor Opera impressed me. Both are missing at least one of the >> add-ons I rely on and are missing options or have clumsy methods for >> implementing options I'm used to, so I went back to FF v6. >> >> Mark Z. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, > that I wish it always to be kept alive. > - Thomas Jefferson > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James McPhee jmcphe@gmail.com