on 7/4/2007 7:25 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 04 July 2007, David Boles wrote: >> on 7/4/2007 5:16 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> On Wednesday 04 July 2007, David Boles wrote: >>>> on 7/4/2007 2:45 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>>>> On Wednesday 04 July 2007, David Boles wrote: >>>>>> on 7/4/2007 2:20 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>>>>>> On Wednesday 04 July 2007, Aaron Konstam wrote: >>>>>>>> On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 11:15 -0500, Rod Haper wrote: >>>>>>>>> Gene Heskett wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday 04 July 2007, Rod Haper wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> I just tried this, set it for Netscape-4.8, and got told I needed >>>>>>>>>>>> the Turner Media player with the option to download it now. All >>>>>>>>>>>> other spoofs don't get past opening the player window, but don't >>>>>>>>>>>> error either. >>>>>>>>>>> What version of the flash plugin do you have installed? What does >>>>>>>>>>> about:plugins report? You need Flash Player version 8 or later. >>>>>>>>>> I have 9. >>>>>>>>> That is very strange as it is working for me and numerous others. >>>>>>>>> Are you sure that about:plugins reports the flash plugin version as >>>>>>>>> 9.x? What version of Firefox are you running? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Are you perhaps using a different helper action for flash which is >>>>>>>>> pointing to an older version? To check the flash action: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Edit -> Preferences -> Downloads -> View & Edit Actions... >>>>>>>>> Use the search function for "flash" >>>>>>>>> Select "Shockwave Flash file" and click the "Change Action..." >>>>>>>>> button Make sure the "Use this Plugin:" option is selected. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Note: the above directions are for FF 1.5.0.12. The sequence may >>>>>>>>> differ for FF 2.x. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Rod >>>>>>>> As I have said several times you can't do this unless you change that >>>>>>>> value of the config parameter: >>>>>>>> browser.download.hide_plugins_without _extensions from true to false. >>>>>>> And it appears that 2.0.0.4 doesn't have such a beast. >>>>>> What he is talking about is in about:config. >>>>> Yes, I was aware of that, and mine doesn't have such a line. I also >>>>> have to type it in the address bar , as its not in the help pulldown >>>>> like it used to be. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>>> BTW from an earlier post of mine >>>>>> >>>>>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries >>>> Really? Not that I don't believe you but mine does. Firefox >>>> 2.0.0.4-2.fc8. >>>> >>>> Edit > Preferences > Content > (near the bottom - File Types) > Manage >>>> >>>> You know that you can add that line if it does not exist? >>> How? >>> >>> Thanks >> Sure. But you really should already have this line. First try the 'Filter' >> line and don't be so specific. Just enter plugins. >> >> Complete instructions that you might not need all of here. Just complete >> encase someone else wants to know. >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> >> Open Firefox >> >> type about:config in the URL line (were the site URLs go) >> >> press <enter> >> >> right click on the screen of config options (I click on a bare spot) >> >> look at the popup menu and click on 'new' >> >> highlight boolean and click on it >> >> type browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions in the popup >> >> click the 'ok' button >> >> highlight false and click 'ok' button. >> >> I do *not* know if you have to close and reopen Firefox but I do. >> ------------------------------------------- >> >> >> BTW A double left click on an already existing line will toggle it or >> offer you to enter a choice. >> >> Let us know how you make out. > > Just fine David, apparently my filtering was in error somehow and when I went > back again, it was there. But, CNN started working _before_ I found and > changed that. Do I have any clue what I did? Of course not. :-( That setting only effects you ability to 'see' the items in the window of the GUI config for Firefox. Did you add the user-agent-switcher extension like was suggested? And set it foe Vista/Netscape? -- David
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