Flashplugin

[Alastair Hogge]

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 06:47:56 Derek Graham wrote:
> on Saturday 07 June 2008Saturday 07 June 2008 Sam Fourman Jr. "Sam Fourman
>
> Jr." <sfourman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Derek Graham <derek.graham at att.net> wrote:
> > > on Saturday 07 June 2008Saturday 07 June 2008 Sam Fourman Jr. "Sam
> > > Fourman
> > >
> > > Jr." <sfourman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Derek Graham <derek.graham at att.net>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Hey all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have tried using swfdec-plugin to do flash, but it doesnt seem to
> > >
> > > work
> > >
> > > > > too
> > > > > well at least with firefox.
> > > > > One ... I prefer being able to select what flash loads automaticly
> > > > > and Two ... I like to be able to see the flash video but all it
> > > > > does is freeze
> > > > >
> > > > > I can't seem to get linux-flashplugin7 anymore due to the
> > > > > restricted status.
> > > > > Flashplugin9 locks up also, which we all know already. I have heard
> > >
> > > gnash
> > >
> > > > > doesnt do much better... Anyone have a solution that works halfway?
> > > > >
> > > > > Derek
> > > >
> > > > use Firefox for Windows and use wine, then install the windows Flash
> > > > 9 plugin
> > > >
> > > > Sam Fourman Jr.
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> > > yeah i got that installed but its a pain to run wine ver of firefox for
> > > flash
> > > stuff and native firefox for normal usage. Do you recommend using wine
> > > firefox for normal use?
> > >
> > > I don't know, not really I have never been able to get the fonts to
> > > look
> >
> > right in wine firefox
> >
> > Sam Fourman Jr.
>
> I was just going to ask you about that, it all looks like crud with the
> fonts not right, anyone know how to setup the fonts for wine?
Search for winetricks, it's a shell script that can download and install 
MS-Windows fonts(amoung other things) for you.

Also PC-BSD has a PBI for installing MS-Windows fonts for wine, maybe check 
that out?

> Sincerely,
> Derek A. Graham
-Alastair

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