From: "Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
To: Gentoo Users List <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] {SOLVED] Flash+nspluginwrapper versus Gnash comparisons?
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:53:13 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131113105313.GB31787@waltdnes.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20131101031528.GA23386@waltdnes.org>
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:15:28PM -0400, wrote
> I'm getting rather annoyed with Firefox. I don't want to get into
> that flamewar right now. I'm trying to migrate to UZBL. The latest git
> version is a lot better than the stale stable version. The uzbl-9999
> ebuild is broken (yes, I've filed a bug), so I pull directly from git
> and build and install to ~/.local. It's a steep learning curve, and
> I've gradually resolved almost every issue. The last reason to have
> Firefox or Opera hanging around is Flash. I subscribe to NHL GameCenter
> Live and Live365.com, so Flash functionality is mandatory for me.
>
> The git version of UZBL requires a recent version of webkit, which
> requires gtk3. Flash is a gtk2 program, so it doesn't work.
Correction to the above. I'm not a C programmer or developer, but I
tweaked the "Makefile", and the git version of uzbl now builds with a
recent gtk2, rather than gtk3, and consequently Flash runs fine. The
tweak consists of changing 1 line in the Makefile from...
ENABLE_GTK3 ?= auto
...to...
ENABLE_GTK3 ?= no
The git version allows you to launch multiple simultaneous instances
*WITH DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION FILES*. I usually launch using the config
file with plugins disabled. For the sites where I need Flash, I launch
the with plugin-enabled config.
--
Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-11-13 10:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-01 3:15 [gentoo-user] OT: Flash+nspluginwrapper versus Gnash comparisons? Walter Dnes
2013-11-02 10:43 ` Daniel Campbell
2013-11-03 2:57 ` Walter Dnes
2013-11-03 10:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)
2013-11-04 2:59 ` Walter Dnes
2013-11-13 10:53 ` Walter Dnes [this message]
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