On 2/14/2017 9:11 AM, Francois LE COAT wrote: > Hi, > > TCW writes: >> Francois LE COAT wrote: >>>>> I'm using SeaMonkey 2.40 under Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) and I've >>>>> installed the Hangouts plugin "GoogleVoiceAndVideoSetup.dmg" v.5.38.6. >>>>> The problem is the plugin is currently locked by SeaMonkey, and I don't >>>>> know how to unlock it... I know Hangouts works, because I used it a >>>>> few times, before SeaMonkey locked it. But now I can't use it anymore. >>>>> >>>>> Can somebody help me? >>>> >>>> I confirm I'm using SeaMonkey 2.40 on my 27" iMac mid-2010, and that >>>> I don't know how to unlock the Google Talk plugin. I searched in >>>> "about:config" section without success. How to unlock this plugin? >>> >>> I searched in the "about:addons" section and both "Google Talk Plugin" >>> and "Google Talk Plugin Video Renderer" v.5.38.6 are "always activated". >>> When I want to open a Hangouts window, SeaMonkey 2.40 tells me : >>> " >>> Plug-in bloqué >>> Les plug-ins Google Talk sont nécessaires pour que vous puissiez passer >>> des appels dans Hangouts. Cliquez sur le bouton "Débloquer" ou "Faire >>> confiance" en haut du navigateur pour les activer. En savoir plus >>> " >>> I don't know what to do to unlock those plugins. Can you help me ? >> >> It is not supported on Seamonkey, only earlier versions of Firefox. >> Also, Google stopped developing this plugin in 2015. It is abandoned. >> >> Since Google Voice and Video / Hangouts is essentially integrated into >> Chrome/Chromium, I'd suggest using Portable Chromium if you need that >> functionality >> (https://sourceforge.net/projects/osxportableapps/files/Chromium/). >> Nothing to install, self contained and you can use it only when you need >> it. > > Thanks for these advices. Because Skype will no longer be supported > under Mac OS X Snow Leopard, I am searching an alternative to it. > Maybe Hangouts is not the best replacement for it. The best way to > use it except as a navigator plugin may be a standalone application. > > I will investigate ... > > Best regards, >
Use the web interface - no need for Google Chrome: https://hangouts.google.com/ login with your google gmail account & be sure to leave the plugins active: Google Talk Plugin Google Talk Plugin Video Renderer Note: works well with Windows and Linux - no idea if it works with Mac. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
