notice the article is dated december 16th, the same day i began to
notice the trouble with flash on certain sites.
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 11:53 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
Following is a message I sent on Thursday to the other JAWS list which
explains why you may be having trouble with Webvisum with Firefox, and
possibly with Flash, as well:
For those of you who depend on Webvisum to solve image captchas in the
absence of sighted help, read on. The recently-released Firefox 43
introduced a new feature that blocks unsigned third-party add-ons like
Webvisum and prevents them from working. So if you update to Firefox 43
either intentionally or accidently, Webvisum will no longer work unless
you apply the temporary work around described below. This is only a
temporary fix that will no longer work after Firefox 44 is released
early next year, because this work around will be disabled or unflagged
in Firefox 44. And if you buy a new computer next year after Firefox 44
is released and then download and install it, Webvisum will no longer
work at all, no matter what you try. So if you still have an older
version of Firefox with a working version of Wevvisum already installed,
do not update to Firefox 43 or else Wevvisum will no longer work unless
you apply the temporary work around described below. The reason that
Webvisum no longer works starting with Firefox 43 is that Mozilla now
requires all third-party add-ons to be signed to comply with their
security standards. Unfortunately, Webvisum has not been maintained by
its developers for years, and they no longer even respond to email
inquiries. So Webvisum is an unsigned add-on that is not approved by
Mozilla. If you do update to Firefox 43,you can get Webvisum to work by
following these steps:
1. Open Firefox 43 and in the address bar, type the below line as seen
with no spaces:
about:config
2. You will get a Firefox warning saying: 'This may void your
warranty.' Click on the button that sardonically says: 'I'll be
careful, I promise.'
3. tab once to the list of 700 or so items and press the letter X. You
are looking for the below item:
xpinstall.signatures.required
4. When this item is highlighted, press the context keyh or right click
and choose toggel or press T (same thing.)
5. The highlighted value should change to false as in:
xpinstall.signatures.required;false
6. Press Control-W to close the Firefox window and then relaunch it.
Webvisum should now work.
The only alternative to Webvisum for solving image captchas is a paid
service called Rumola which is a signed, third-party extension approved
by Mozilla, so it will work with Firefox 43 and later. But the bottom
line is clear. Webvisum’s days are apparently numbered. Maybe it’s
time for the software team at Freedom Scientific to give serious
consideration to adding a captcha-solving feature to JAWS. Hope you
guys find this information helpful. For more information about the
disabling of unsigned add-ons in Firefox 43, check out the following
article from the GHacks Technology News site:
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/12/16/what-you-do-when-firefox-disables-installed-add-ons/Gerald-----Original
Message-----From: douglas richard dexheimerSent: Saturday, December 19,
2015 12:39 PMTo: jfw@groups.ioSubject: problems with firefox plugins and
sites using flashhappy holidays all. recently i've been experiencing
adobe flash playercrashes on certain streaming audio sites. it started
last wednesday;i've tried several different settings in about:config to
see if thiswould fix the issue. sometimes it would, other times it
wouldn't. thiscrash problem only applies to certain sites that use
flash content, notall. also the webvisum plugin no longer seems to
work; i don't hear anypopping noises when loading a page in firefox.
i'm not sure whichabout:configuration settings i need to make all web
pages using flashbehave properly, or how to reactivate the webvisum
plugin. worse casescenario: if i have to uninstall and reinstall
firefox (43.0.1) torestore default plugin settings, i
wouldn't know where to find thedownload link or file for reinstalling
it; what about saving all mybookmarks 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'tremember those credentials? i know a tech savvy
friend who lives herewho could provide some feedback. thanks.Douglas
Richard DexheimerChief of Braille ProductionsBorn-Again ProductionsThe
Friedman Place, Apt.3085527 N. Maplewood Ave.Chicago, IL 60625cell phone
913-244-0612dricha...@earthlink.net-------- Forwarded Message
--------Subject: Re: latest Firefox version that supports adobe flash
playerDate: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:02:31 -0700From: 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 implementedby Adobe for Windows operating systems
(Windows Vista/7/8 or above). Thisfeature is
enabled by default, to make it difficult for attackers to accessyour
computer.Flash protected mode might cause Flash performance problems in
Firefox,suchas persistent hangs or plugin crashes. This is especially
true for users onWindows 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 andpress Enter.. The about:config "This might void your
warranty!" warning page mayappear.Click I'll be careful, I promise! to
continue to the about:config page.2. Search
fordom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-modein 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
AMSubject: 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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