Paul B. Gallagher wrote on 12/14/2014 12:28 PM:
Ed Mullen wrote:
Paul B. Gallagher wrote on 12/13/2014 7:36 PM:
Ed Mullen wrote:
Paul B. Gallagher wrote on 12/13/2014 2:19 PM:
Ed Mullen wrote:
Paul B. Gallagher wrote on 12/13/2014 1:18 AM:
Miles Fidelman wrote:
Hi Folks,
So it looks like Seamonkey automatically disables the Flash
plug-in if
it's older than a certain version. But.. the update button takes
one to
a security alert, not an update page, which leads to two questions:
You're right, that's really user-unfriendly and has been for some
time.
1. How does one update it?, or
If you skim through all the fine print in the security alert (I
assume
you're referring to
<http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-27.html>
or something like it), you'll find a link to Adobe's download
center.
Once you've done it a couple of times, you'll learn to scan through
all
the chaff and find it. You're looking for the phrase "Flash Player
Download Center" near the bottom.
2. How does one remove it, to force sites to push HTM5 video
(there is
no remove button under tools/add-ons/plugins, the way there is for
extensions).
(Seamonkey 2.31, Macintosh)
On Windows, the program has to be removed via the Control Panel --
it's
not a feature of the browser, but an independent program (though it
does
generally play nice with the browser). For the Mac, look here:
<https://forums.adobe.com/thread/928315>
Why not go directly there?
<https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html>
Yes, I agree the plugins check should link there, but it doesn't.
Should
the user have to bookmark or memorize that link instead, or come
here to
ask for it?
Fer God's sake, the user should bookmark the link to the add-on that
needs frequent updating. Is that unreasonable?
Jesus! Just save the frigging link instead of re-inventing the wheel.
This isn't an Adobe support site, it's a SeaMonkey support site. The OP
came here because _Mozilla's_ plugin check was so unfriendly he couldn't
figure out how to update the plugin. So for us here at
mozilla.support.seamonkey the issue is Mozilla's unfriendly plugin
check. That's something we should fix.
I was referring to:
1. How does one update it?, or
If you skim through all the fine print in the security alert (I assume
you're referring to
<http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-27.html>
or something like it), you'll find a link to Adobe's download center.
Once you've done it a couple of times, you'll learn to scan through all
the chaff and find it. You're looking for the phrase "Flash Player
Download Center" near the bottom.
The link provided requires much more work to find what is needed than
the direct one I provided.
Agreed. This is the link provided by our plugin check, and it does
require too much work to find what is needed. That should be fixed.
By mentioning it in my reply, I was merely demonstrating that I
understood and could replicate the OP's user experience. I was not
advocating this circuitous route as the ideal solution that should be
foisted off on all users. But you're right that I sounded too accepting
of the status quo and resigned to its permanence.
;-)
I certainly agree with you that the Mozilla plug-in check is messed up.
--
Ed Mullen
http://edmullen.net/
I hate sex in the movies. The seat folded up, the drink spilled and that
ice really chilled the mood.
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