> Is there any way to make it work in Firefox? I seem > to recall there was a working method for Firefox+Flash > but I can't seem to remember/locate it. The port in > graphics mentions a plugin but it does not seem to get > built. I think if you used Opera for 5 days you'd find it better in EVERY WAY POSSIBLE than Firefox... My 2 cents. I find page loads to be much faster, and nav is 10x faster with gestures and keyboard shortcuts.
Approach it with an open mind, not "Firefox is the unstoppable browser" attitude, and as always YMMV JR [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- David Cathcart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> If you for some reason need a working flash player >> in a browser, use >> opera and macromedia's Linux flash plug-in. >> >> get these packages from your neighborhood mirror >> redhat_base* >> redhat_motif* >> >> next install ports/www/opera (no package) >> >> >> (this will build redhat_base itself but it has to >> source loads of shit >> from everywhere and getting the package is quicker, >> also it won't >> install motif which you need for flash) >> >> Download Flash player 7 for mozilla 1.2 linux x86 >> from >> > http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/ >> >> Untar and copy the .so and .xft to >> /usr/local/lib/opera/plugins (don't >> untar in /usr/local/lib/opera this makes opera >> segfault) >> >> Flash should work in opera now, go to about:plugins >> to be sure. >> >> Also when you first run opera it will ask if you >> want random graphical >> ads or targeted text ads. I'd pick random graphical, >> don't particularly >> like the URLs of what page I'm viewing being sent to >> google all the >> time. >> >> David >> >> On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 06:08:43PM -0600, Jim Beard >> wrote: >> > Can anyone point me in the right direction to get >> flash working with >> > firefox? I notice there is a nsplugin.so in >> ports/graphics/flash. >> > Would this work for firefox or would it work with >> netscape? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com
