On 12/19/15, douglas richard dexheimer <[email protected]> wrote: > happy holidays all. recently i've been experiencing adobe flash player > crashes on certain streaming audio sites. it started last wednesday; > i've tried several different settings in about:config to see if this > would fix the issue. sometimes it would, other times it wouldn't. this > crash problem only applies to certain sites that use flash content, not > all. also the webvisum plugin no longer seems to work; i don't hear any > popping noises when loading a page in firefox. i'm not sure which > about:configuration settings i need to make all web pages using flash > behave properly, or how to reactivate the webvisum plugin. worse case > scenario: if i have to uninstall and reinstall firefox (43.0.1) to > restore default plugin settings, i wouldn't know where to find the > download link or file for reinstalling it; what about saving all my > bookmarks and passwords, so i won't have to start all over from scratch, > or try to select "forgot username/password" on pages where i don't > remember those credentials? i know a tech savvy friend who lives here > who could provide some feedback. thanks. > > > Douglas Richard Dexheimer > Chief of Braille Productions > Born-Again Productions > The Friedman Place, Apt.308 > 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. > Chicago, IL 60625 > cell phone 913-244-0612 > [email protected] > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Re: latest Firefox version that supports adobe flash player > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:02:31 -0700 > From: Bill White <[email protected]> > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]> > CC: douglas richard dexheimer <[email protected]> > > Flash protected mode is a security feature for Firefox which is implemented > by Adobe for Windows operating systems (Windows Vista/7/8 or above). This > feature is enabled by default, to make it difficult for attackers to access > your computer. > > > > Flash protected mode might cause Flash performance problems in Firefox, > such > as persistent hangs or plugin crashes. This is especially true for users on > Windows touchscreen devices and for users who use accessibility tools. > > > > You can turn off Flash protected mode by following these steps: > > > > 1. Press Control plus l to open the Location bar, type about:config and > press Enter. > > > > . The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may > appear. > Click I'll be careful, I promise! to continue to the about:config page. > > > > 2. Search for > > dom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-mode > > in the list of preferences. > > > > 3. Press Enter on the preference to toggle its value from false to true. > > > > 4. Press CONTROL plus W to close the about:config window. > > > > 5. Close Firefox, and re-launch Firefox for the new setting to take effect. > > Bill White [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "douglas richard dexheimer via Jfw" <[email protected]> > To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> > Cc: "douglas richard dexheimer" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 5:32 AM > Subject: Re: latest Firefox version that supports adobe flash player > > >> where do i find the checkbox to enable or disable flash protection? >> >> Douglas Richard Dexheimer >> Chief of Braille Productions >> Born-Again Productions >> The Friedman Place, Apt.308 >> 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. >> Chicago, IL 60625 >> cell phone 913-244-0612 >> [email protected] >> >> On 9/21/2015 9:38 PM, Adrian Spratt via Jfw wrote: >>> Great sleuthing, astounding Adobe message. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert >>> Logue via Jfw >>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 9:04 PM >>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>> Cc: Robert Logue >>> Subject: Re: latest firefox version that supports adobe flash player >>> >>> I'm curious about turning off Flash and why we should disable it. Didn't >>> know labels worked better in Youtube without it. Thing is do we disable >>> or set to ask to activate? >>> >>> I decided to look in to this. Found a checkbox for Flash in Firefox >>> that wasn't labeled so I read more and found something we should know >>> about. I'll paste it below without comment. >>> >>> Adobe Flash protected mode in Firefox | Firefox Help >>> >>> >>> (Redirected from >>> Enable Flash Protected Mode Settings on Firefox) >>> >>> Flash protected mode >>> is a security feature for Firefox which is implemented by Adobe for >>> Windows operating systems (Windows Vista/7/8 or above). This feature is >>> enabled by >>> default, to make it difficult for attackers to access your computer. >>> >>> Flash protected mode might cause Flash performance problems in Firefox, >>> such as persistent hangs or plugin crashes. This is especially true for >>> users on >>> Windows touchscreen devices and for users who use accessibility tools. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9/21/2015 6:50 PM, Brad Martin via Jfw wrote: >>>> No, it's not a security issue. Like I said, if you had said you were >>>> getting an error that Flash was disabled, that would have been the >>>> problem. >>>> >>>> I have noticed that Firefox seems to crash a bit with video embedded >>>> sites lately. Honestly, what I've found that helped me was installing >>>> an add-on called Adblock. I installed it at the recommendation of a >>>> friend, but when I did, almost all my crashing problems stopped. You >>>> can download it at www.getadblock.com if you want it. It has fixed >>>> most of my issues. >>>> >>>> Brad >>>> >>>> On 9/20/2015 10:15 PM, douglas richard dexheimer wrote: >>>>> I can still listen to the stations or videos in question on my >>>>> iphone; sometimes when I get a crash message in FF (on my win7 >>>>> computer using nvda) I try the link in my ot her browsers--sometimes >>>>> it works, other times not. other browsers may get unresponsive, or >>>>> show the controls but no sound is heard from the embedded player. >>>>> I'll get a message like "embedded object unavailable." why would >>>>> flash's security diminish with later versions of firefox--i.e., why >>>>> did those sites work in earlier ff versions on my older windows xp >>>>> computer, but not in the current version on my new windows 7 machine? >>>>> >>>>> Douglas Richard Dexheimer >>>>> Chief of Braille Productions >>>>> Born-Again Productions >>>>> The Friedman Place, Apt.308 >>>>> 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. >>>>> Chicago, IL 60625 >>>>> cell phone 913-244-0612 >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> On 9/20/2015 9:28 PM, Brad Martin wrote: >>>>>> Sorry you didn't get my response from a few days ago. Trying again... >>>>>> >>>>>> What I wrote regarding Firefox 40.0.3 was: >>>>>> >>>>>> That should work. I thought you were going to say the buttons weren't >>>>>> reading for you correctly, because that is often the case with >>>>>> Firefox. >>>>>> Flash reads >>>>>> better with Internet Explorer. If you're getting a message that >>>>>> Flash is >>>>>> disabled, it suggests that there is a security flaw in Flash and >>>>>> Firefox >>>>>> is blocking >>>>>> access to it until Adobe releases a patched version of Flash. If it's >>>>>> crashing, that's a beast of another color. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Brad >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 9/20/2015 8:58 PM, douglas richard dexheimer via Jfw wrote: >>>>>>> did anyone get this yet? I've gotten no response so far. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Douglas Richard Dexheimer >>>>>>> Chief of Braille Productions >>>>>>> Born-Again Productions >>>>>>> The Friedman Place, Apt.308 >>>>>>> 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. >>>>>>> Chicago, IL 60625 >>>>>>> cell phone 913-244-0612 >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 9/15/2015 3:22 PM, douglas richard dexheimer wrote: >>>>>>>> using firefox 40.0.3; what is the latest version that supports >>>>>>>> afp? on >>>>>>>> some websites that use flash content (youtube, spotify, live365, >>>>>>>> video >>>>>>>> streaming sites with embedded objects or players, etc.) I get a >>>>>>>> popup >>>>>>>> saying the adobe flash plug-in has crashed. the same site may or >>>>>>>> may >>>>>>>> not work on other browsers such as IE, chrome or webbIE. >>>>>>>> uninstalling >>>>>>>> and reinstalling afp didn't improve things. thanks for your >>>>>>>> feedback. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Jfw mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Brad Martin >>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> My Facebook page where I post online shopping coupons and deals: >>>>>> facebook.com/ucoupons <http://www.facebook.com/ucoupons> >>>>>> My SmarterBucks signup link <http://bit.ly/1w5FCPu> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jfw mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jfw mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 12292 (20150922) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 12292 (20150922) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > > > > On my Pac mate Omni I can sort document lists by alphabetical order, size, and by date. By date is my favorite way to do it, especially when accessing say, a list of books I've downloaded.
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