On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:11:31 -0500 "Walter Dnes" <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 08:02:08PM +0200, Gevisz wrote > > > > 2. I am not sure but my guess is that the gstreamer allows me to watch > > the video from youtube (partially), edX, cousera, etc. in a web-browser > > (I mainly use Firefox), as I never install any flash player to avoid > > too many "flashing" while browsing the Internet. (Would be interested > > to know if this my guess is correct.) > > I use the Seamonkey variant of Firefox. It has a more "classic" GUI > interface, and a few other differences. It also has an option in the > settings... > > Edit ==> Preferences ==> Advanced ==> Scripts & Plugins > > You can choose whether or not to "Activate all plugins by default". > ***THIS IS NOT AN ADDON*** like Flashblock, so you don't have to worry > about the author keeping up with the current version of the browser. It > is a built-in setting. If you turn that option off, you get a box that > says "Activate Adobe Flash" on any page with Flash on it. You can click > on the box, and that activates only the one instance. If there are > several flash boxes on a page, you can click on just the one(s) you > want. Thank you for information I will try to look into the Firefox settings more attentively now. But about 6 or 7 years ago, yet on Ubuntu, I tried to disable Adobe Flash player and have managed to accomplish it only after uninstalling it. Interestingly enough, after that I was no able to install it back on the same computer. Well, to be more precise, I could install it back, but it did not work any more. :-)
