CNN video

[David Boles]

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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