On 12/14/2014 09:35 AM, Ed Mullen wrote: > 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. >
Usually I have a problem with the Plugin check page - particulary with Adobe Flash & linux. Today when checking the page works fine.. it actually shows the correct version & status. When clicking the the action button, it takes me directly to: <http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/>. Just checked on a Windows machine with an outdated Adobe Flash & the action link takes me to the same URL: <http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/>. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
