[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2010-11-22 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490615 You

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-21 Thread buddycat
SOLVED! google chrome on linux. no muss no fuss no crappy crap. thanks. -- ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490615 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-19 Thread buddycat
well congratulations. upgraded to the latest ubuntu build of ff 3.5.6 and guess what? safari is broken again. what gives. really. why don't you just leave building stuff to the people who write it and stop screwing with what is a pretty reasonable browser. done with ubuntu builds of firefox. --

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-19 Thread buddycat
and thanks for zero help and the load of crap worth of denials and other roadblocks you have deigned to claim make this ticket incomplete. you are full of it (or more likely yourself). if you ever pull your head out and decide to fix this, then by all means let me know that you are willing to work

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-10 Thread Zod
I have the same problem with a fresh install of Karmic (32 bit) and adobe-flash plugin. No content appears on Safari. I tried all flash plugins from the adobe developer archive. None of version 10 works, however FP 9 r 246 works fine, but it mixes up css rendered popups with the flash content

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-09 Thread buddycat
please update the status of this ticket. i have supplied the requested information. -- ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490615 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-03 Thread buddycat
also, while it is true that hearts of space (www.hos.com) does now work, it didn't in jaunty and i had a really hard time figuring it out. when i finally did, it was fixed by disabling ubufox. my point is that rather than getting more stable with every release, you keep breaking things that are

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-02 Thread Micah Gersten
Thank you for the update. I did try with ubufox enabled and I had no issues with either site. That's why I'm suggesting with a clean profile. I also had Firebug 1.5 installed with no issues. You mentioned Firebug, so I included it in my test. Please try in a clean profile and let us know if

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-02 Thread buddycat
hi, umm...i think that in my previous comment about an hour ago i made it clear that i created a new profile. in fact, just to be sure, i removed the entire .mozilla folder and had it create a new one. secondly, i have been in touch with safari techs who report that the flash player has problems

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-02 Thread buddycat
also, i have reproduced this problem on three new installs of karmic on 2 64 bit amd machines and a 32 bit pentium. all behave the same way and all now work because i removed the ubuntu ff mods and then created a new profile. just creating a new profile with ubuntu ff mods enabled results in the

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-02 Thread buddycat
as an aside what benefit is there really to ff mods? installing out of date packages that are more easily installed with the ff extensions? is this really necessary? -- ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-02 Thread Micah Gersten
Please provide the results of the following command run in a terminal: apt-cache policy flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree swfdec- mozilla mozilla-plugin-gnash adobe-flashplugin This will let us know what flash players you have installed so that we can better diagnose your issue. Thank

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-02 Thread buddycat
please see the following threads that document other user's experiences with ff mods breaking things like buttons and icons other other toolbars and reverting user changes etc etc. simply googling for ubuntu firefox modifications breaks OR problems yields many, many relevant (and unresolved

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-02 Thread buddycat
flashplugin-installer: Installed: 10.0.32.18ubuntu1 Candidate: 10.0.32.18ubuntu1 Version table: *** 10.0.32.18ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status flashplugin-nonfree: Installed: (none) Candidate:

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-02 Thread buddycat
under the heading of papercuts, more user problems fixed by disabling ubufox: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38t=924085 http://tmp.garyr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30153 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubufox/+bug/273020 i will stop there with the links, but i think it is

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-12-01 Thread buddycat
this has nothing to do with firebug. please read more carefully. the issue is that enabling ubuntu firefox modifications breaks some flash based applications. to reproduce the problem follow these steps (which now includes steps to discount your corrupt profile theory): 1) move existing profile

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-11-30 Thread buddycat
sorry, first paragraph should be: when i installed a stock non-ubuntu firefox binary and linked it to the ubuntu flash player (ie same player as ubuntu packaged firefox - flashplayer-installer) all works fine. that made me think that there was a problem with the ubuntu packaged firefox. i then

[Bug 490615] Re: ubuntu modifications 0.8 (and earlier) breaks some flash based apps like o'reilly safari

2009-11-30 Thread Micah Gersten
Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. Sometimes Firefox profiles can become corrupt and/or extensions can conflict. Could you please try this with a new profile and see if the problem still exists? You do not need to delete your old profile to test. If this helps, you might want to try to