I've run firefox and google-earth on my 32-bit desktop for years. Moving to the replacement 64-bit desktop requires re-building all packages (not an issue for me). But, both firefox and google-earth behave differently on the two hosts.
Google Earth on the 32-bit system uses American values for length and elevation (feet, miles) while the 64-bit system (Google Earth Pro) displays metric values (meters and kilometers). I've not found where units can be user-selected. Firefox on the 64-bit system (with the same few addons/extensions as on the 32-bit system) won't automatically play videos. I have not found where in Preferences this is controlled. While Google Earth no longer supports 32-bit versions it would be nice to be able to select English or Metric as units for length, height, and areal measurements. It would also be nice to find why the 64-bit firefox behaves differently from the 32-bit version. Suggestions for where I should start looking for answers will be quite helpful. Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
