Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] gnash locking up icecat/not displaying videos

[Fernando de Oliveira]

On 25-05-2012 21:14, Ian Dunn wrote:

[...]

>     Go to the configuration settings (about:config in the URL bar), and
> find 'dom.ipc.plugins.enabled' and set it to 'false'.  That should fix
> the problem.

[...]

> On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Andrew Spano wrote:
>
>     Hello,  I'm not sure if this is a common problem but I'd like to
>     report a serious issue with the gnash plugin that comes with icecat.
>     Whenever I attempt to access a web page that utilizes flash, like
>     youtube, the window will lock up for an extended period of time and
>     will either crash or load the page at a snails pace.

This one solved as Ian wrote.

>     Even if the
>     page does load, the flash video is not loaded correctly and will not
>     play or display anything at all.


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For youtube:

http://wiki.gnashdev.org/YouTube

where you will read:

"UPDATE 2011-05-11

You can get directly to the SWF by changing 'watch?v=' with 'v/', for example:

http://youtube.com/v/9sJUDx7iEJw"

There is other "Old way" (don't know if still works) and more discussion in the page.

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Fernando