Hi, Thank you for responding. What you just posted is greek to me. lol I have been using Ubuntu Linux for about a year now and I absolutely love it. I have no idea about all the techy terms. I still have a lot to learn.
One day I will get the nerve to experiment. On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Jim Parks <pa...@allpoints.net> wrote: > Howdy. I had the same issue on Ubuntu 9.10, 32-bit, Firefox 3.5.7 on > both Blackbox and Fluxbox -- but not Gnome, and not with Chrome. > > What solved it for me was tacking the following line on /etc/profile: > > export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1 > > and logging out and back in again. > > That fixes it across the board for all users. No idea what it may > break, though. > > JP > > -- > Flash does not work correctly [READ DESCRIPTION] > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/410407 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug. > > Status in Chromium Browser: Invalid > Status in Compiz: Invalid > Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Invalid > Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in “flashplugin-nonfree” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in “gtk+2.0” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in “nspluginwrapper” package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > ===+++ _____________________ ! ALL USERS ! _____________________ +++=== > ===+++ READ THIS BEFORE MAKING A COMMENT OR MODIFICATION +++=== > > IMPORTANT 1: Please see the WORKAROUND a few lines below. > > IMPORTANT 2: Please don't post any "me too message"; use the "Does this bug > affect you?" feature you can find a bit above this bug description on > launchpad. > > IMPORTANT 3: Do not post anything if you haven't read all comments to > verify that your point hasn't been made. If you feel tempted to stop reading > because there are too many messages, that is a strong indicator that you > shouldn't add even more comments. Developers have a tough time to find > anything if you post redundant stuff. So please abstain from doing that. > > ================================================= > > So here the bug and workarounds. > > For example on youtube, whilst it recognises my mouse moving over various > buttons, actual mouse clicks are not recognised. I can navigate using 'tab' > but this is very painful. I can also right click. The problem doesn't occur > with other flash players, e.g. swfdec-mozilla. > > WORKAROUND 1: Disable compiz > WORKAROUND 2: Remove flashplugin-nonfree / flashplugin-installer and > install from adobe > WORKAROUND 3: Open a terminal and enter: > > gksudo gedit /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer > > Then add: export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1 before the last line of text > > Note: Chrome & Chromium are now working fine without workaround > > These workaround's have been verified to work for some users. We don't need > verification of whether or not they work for you. > > ================================================= > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Fri Aug 7 19:22:11 2009 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > Package: flashplugin-installer 10.0.22.87ubuntu2 > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-5.24-generic > SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree > Uname: Linux 2.6.31-5-generic x86_64 > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/chromium-browser/+bug/410407/+subscribe > -- "No lie can live forever." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Flash does not work correctly [READ DESCRIPTION] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/410407 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
