hooking /usr/ports/graphics/gnash to /usr/ports/www/firefox ?

[Conrad J. Sabatier]

On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:32:42 +0100
"Julian H. Stacey" <jhs at berklix.com> wrote:

> Damien Fleuriot wrote:
> > On 12/27/11 4:45 PM, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> > > Hi questions@
> > [snip]
> > 
> > > Externaly
> > > 	{
> > > 	man gnash says what to do from CLI,
> > > 	But I'm not clear what the URL is, of the flash to save
> > > to file }
> > 
> > In reply to knowing the flash's URL, I think the download helper
> > plugin for FF could be of use to you.
> 
> Does plugin = remote compiled binary ?
> If so I'd rather not thanks (security).
> 
> With
> 	/usr/ports/graphics/gnash 
> I can now run eg
> 	 gnash /xp/WINDOWS/Help/Tours/mmTour/segment5.swf
> & firefox3 will play the top video on youtube.com.
> but firefox3 still refuses on 
> 	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16252407
> Maybe different levels of flash.
> 
> Cheers,
> Julian

For starters, I'm wondering why you would prefer gnash over the
official flash player.

But anyway, you might try symlinking /path/to/{gnash}
to /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/{same_name}.

The gnash player will not play all flash videos properly (I know, I've
tried it before). You'd do *much* better to install
www/linux-f10-flashplugin11 and www/nspluginwrapper.  This does require
linux emulation to be enabled, of course, but it's well worth it.  I
play flash videos all the time now in firefox and chrome, and it works
splendidly.

Also, on YouTube, if you enroll in the HTML5 Beta test, many videos on
YouTube will play without even using the flash player.  See
http://www.youtube.com/html5

HTH

-- 
Conrad J. Sabatier
conrads at cox.net