On 07/13/2016 04:55 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 07/13/2016 04:18 PM, William Mattison wrote: >> The message I'm replying to was intended to be the closure of the >> thread "application to listen to on-line broadcasts?", but I failed to >> put the "Re: " at the beginning of the subject line. My apologies. >> On to the new thread that I intended to create... >> >> 1. I've encountered several websites that have media needing Adobe's >> Flash. "Pipedreams" is one. I can't at the moment recall others. >> What is the best Fedora (and/or Firefox) alternative for Flash? And >> how do I get Firefox to launch that application rather than Flash when >> the host website calls for Flash? >> > There is no alternative right now. There was an attempt at an > open-source flash replacement, but I can't remember what it was called > and it doesn't seem to be in Fedora any longer.
If you mean "gnash", it's still around. It's primarily a movie viewer, however and not all opcodes, etc. are implemented. "dnf info gnash" for details. > Mozilla was working on > a JS-based flash replacement, but they have recently abandoned it as well. > > See > https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/10217/sticky-how-do-i-install-adobe-flash-on-fedora/ > for your options on installing the flash player. > >> 2. I also occasionally have to fill in a pdf form. In windows, >> Adobe's Reader used to handle that. Reader no longer fills in forms. >> What is the best Fedora application for both viewing and filling in >> pdf forms? What about a Firefox add-on? >> > Evince (document viewer) works great for viewing pdfs and generally > works ok with filling forms. > >> 3. The National Weather Service weather RADAR displays have the option >> to do looping and zooming. But those features need Java. I have Java >> installed and up-to-date, but Firefox doesn't find it. I haven't >> found a way to tell Firefox to use Java or where it is. How do I do >> that? >> > Make sure you have the "icedtea-web" package installed. > >> 4. Earlier in this thread, Samuel recommended that I activate a flag >> "mozilla_plugin_can_network_connect)" in selinux. I'm not familiar >> with selinux (I'm just a home user struggling to be his own >> sys-admin.). How do I do that? >> > setsebool -P unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition on Note that command must be run as root. If you are a mortal user with a "$" prompt, then do: sudo setsebool -P unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition on and put in your (mortal user) password when asked. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ri...@alldigital.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - I haven't lost my mind. It's backed up on tape somewhere, but - - probably not recoverable. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
