On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 01:07:26PM +0200, Per Olofsson wrote: > Robert Millan wrote: > > I think the "click before run" feature in a way makes stability a hidden > > factor. It'd be trivial to implement the same feature in Gnash, if desired, > > but I think the result is that it makes Swfdec look more stable in > > comparison, > > which could be somewhat deceitful. > > Yet, there are tons of unwanted flash animations on the Internet. I think > having > a "click before run" feature is a large benefit, both in terms of stability > and > security. A program as complex as a flash player is bound to have bugs. Not > playing any animations unless the user clicks on them limits the exposure > considerably.
Now that I check, Gnash has that feature already: Edit -> Preferences -> Player -> Start Gnash in pause mode -- Robert Millan "The technological evasion of the license is as unacceptable as the legal evasion of the license [...]. That's the provision in section 1 regarding keys. [...] We say one thing: when you sell somebody a home... give him the keys" -- Eben Moglen on GPLv3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
