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#1 2014-02-20 21:38:10
- anark10n
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[Solved] Firefox plugins.
Hey there.
So the problem; it started with shockwave files not being able to be opened from a file browser but will open if directed through a web url, bringing up the "Opening" dialog box; and none of the fixes I found worked. The instructions provided here didn't resolve it. Version of Firefox: 27.0.1.
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#2 2014-02-21 19:28:04
- Rexilion
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Re: [Solved] Firefox plugins.
Check about:plugins for Shockwave Flash player? (you do mean shockwave flash and not adobe shockwave right?)
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#3 2014-02-21 20:22:44
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Re: [Solved] Firefox plugins.
Well, I've got adobe flashplayer installed, the files hve the extension .swf. What exactly am I looking for in the about:plugins page?
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#4 2014-02-21 20:25:33
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Re: [Solved] Firefox plugins.
I don't quite understand what the problem is.
Is it that playing swf on www pages gives you the save dialog like e.g. youtube?
Or, using the file:/// url to open a local .swf gives you the save dialog while the plugin is installed?
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#5 2014-02-21 20:42:35
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Re: [Solved] Firefox plugins.
This?
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#6 2014-02-22 10:44:32
- anark10n
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Re: [Solved] Firefox plugins.
@Rexilion The second one you described.
@alphaniner That's the one. Loading the swf locally brings up the "Opening" dialogue box i.e. it will ask to download them again, although I haven't checked whether it's the case with Chrome. Downgrading the shared-mime-info resolved the issue. Thanks.
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#7 2014-02-22 15:35:49
- Rexilion
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Re: [Solved] Firefox plugins.
@Rexilion The second one you described.
@alphaniner That's the one. Loading the swf locally brings up the "Opening" dialogue box i.e. it will ask to download them again, although I haven't checked whether it's the case with Chrome. Downgrading the shared-mime-info resolved the issue. Thanks.
You know, if you download the .swf developer archive you can find a standalone .swf player. No need for a browser then. You still need to hook it up in your mime config, but that could be done.
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#8 2014-02-22 19:41:31
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Re: [Solved] Firefox plugins.
Sweet. Where can I get such an archive from?
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#9 2014-02-23 08:03:21
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Re: [Solved] Firefox plugins.
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/ … html#Flash Player archives
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