a bunch of plugins still need the new meta headers in their control file: Like gnash:
Xbb-Npp-Description: The GNU SWF Player (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/) Xbb-Npp-File: libgnashplugin.so I think all java plugins + totem-mozilla need those. ** Also affects: totem (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: sun-java5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - confusing plugin selection dialog + Plugins without Description and Filename meta info for plugin db (Was: confusing plugin selection dialog) ** Also affects: sun-java6 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: icedtea-gcjwebplugin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: openjdk-6 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - Plugins without Description and Filename meta info for plugin db (Was: confusing plugin selection dialog) + Some plugins lack proper ubufox integration (Was: confusing plugin selection dialog) ** Description changed: + To provide proper integration with ubufox, plugins should also put a + link for their binary in + + /usr/share/ubufox/plugins/ + + and touch all /usr/lib/firefox-3.*/.autoreg that exist in .postinst. + + Also please add the Description and Filename header to your binary + package, like gnash: + + Xb-Npp-Description: The GNU SWF Player (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/) + Xb-Npp-File: libgnashplugin.so + + -------- + When encountering a java plugin Firefox offers a confusing dialog: it gives two options: 1. "GCJ Web Browser Plugin" 2. "The GCJ Web Browser Plugin" the second options supposedly uses openjdk. No descriptions are given whatsoever. ** Changed in: icedtea-gcjwebplugin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: openjdk-6 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: sun-java5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: sun-java6 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: ubufox (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid -- Some plugins lack proper ubufox integration (Was: confusing plugin selection dialog) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272010 You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-6 in ubuntu. Status in “icedtea-gcjwebplugin” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “openjdk-6” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “sun-java5” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “sun-java6” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “totem” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “ubufox” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: To provide proper integration with ubufox, 1. plugins that use update-alternatives mechanism should also put a link for their binary in /usr/share/ubufox/plugins/ and touch all /usr/lib/firefox-3.*/.autoreg that exist in .postinst. 2. All plugins should have a Description and Filename header added to the binary package control, like gnash: Xb-Npp-Description: The GNU SWF Player (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/) Xb-Npp-File: libgnashplugin.so -------- When encountering a java plugin Firefox offers a confusing dialog: it gives two options: 1. "GCJ Web Browser Plugin" 2. "The GCJ Web Browser Plugin" the second options supposedly uses openjdk. No descriptions are given whatsoever. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
