Hi, Douglas. I am using the latest Firefox with JAWS13.
Bill White billwhite92...@dslextreme.com
----- Original Message -----
From: douglas richard dexheimer
To: jfw@groups.io
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: problems with firefox plugins and sites using flash
i use nvda with firefox; the latest jaws (13) that i was eligible for doesn't
support firefox 40 or over.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 19, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Brad Martin <b...@formyfriends.org> wrote:
I had read something that I can't put my finger on which has to do with JAWS
and Flash. There's some security setting in Flash that conflicts with JAWS or
something and causes these crashes. I haven't tested it, but I got the
impression if we didn't have JAWS running the stream would work just fine.
I've found that using Adblock (which no longer works with Firefox for the
same reason other add-ons don't) and now Adblock Plus (which does work with
Firefox) stopped those crashes for me.
For what it's worth,
Brad Martin
On 12/19/2015 12:16 PM, douglas richard dexheimer wrote:
How do i turn it off? is there a workaround for flash to avoid the "adobe
flash plugin crashed" message, and allow the music to play?
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
dricha...@earthlink.net
On 12/19/2015 12:09 PM, Farfar on Laptop wrote:
So to carry on, make sure to turn off the automatic updates in Firefox
before you get caught with version 43 or 44.
Dave Carlson
Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net>
To: <jfw@groups.io>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: problems with firefox plugins and sites using flash
No, this was not done in error, and it will not be corrected in a future
release, either, as I explained in my previous message. Starting with
Firefox 43, Mozilla requires all add-ons to be signed for security
reasons.
Webvisum is an unsigned third-party add-on that was abandoned years ago
by
its developers who no longer even bother to respond to email inquiries,
and
so it will not work with Firefox 43 unless you apply the temporary work
around I explained in my previous message. So if you already have a
working
version of Webvisum with an earlier release of Firefox, do not update to
Firefox 43. Starting with Firefox 44 and the next release of Firefox
ESR,
Webvisum will no longer work at all, no matter what you try, because this
temporary work around will be disabled or permenantly unflagged.
Webvisum's
days are apparently numbered and except for Rumola, which is a paid
service,
there is no other alternative for solving image captchas without sighted
help.
Gerald
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill White
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 12:53 PM
To: jfw@groups.io
Subject: Re: problems with firefox plugins and sites using flash
You are correct. It appears that the latest Firefox update disabled
several
AdOns for security reasons. One of these was WebVisum. This may have been
done in error, and may be corrected in a future update.
Bill White billwhite92...@dslextreme.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "douglas richard dexheimer" <dricha...@earthlink.net>
To: <jfw@groups.io>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 9:39 AM
Subject: problems with firefox plugins and sites using flash
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
dricha...@earthlink.net
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Re: latest Firefox version that supports adobe flash player
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:02:31 -0700
From: Bill White <billwhite92...@dslextreme.com>
To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <j...@lists.the-jdh.com>
CC: douglas richard dexheimer <dricha...@earthlink.net>
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 billwhite92...@dslextreme.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "douglas richard dexheimer via Jfw" <j...@lists.the-jdh.com>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <j...@lists.the-jdh.com>
Cc: "douglas richard dexheimer" <dricha...@earthlink.net>
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
dricha...@earthlink.net
On 9/21/2015 9:38 PM, Adrian Spratt via Jfw wrote:
Great sleuthing, astounding Adobe message.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-boun...@lists.the-jdh.com] 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
dricha...@earthlink.net
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
b...@formyfriends.org
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
dricha...@earthlink.net
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.
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