Re: [Gnash-dev] switching browser plugins dynamically

[dolphinling]

Colin Macdonald wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My apologies if this is something that has come up before...
>
> Is it possible to have both the Gnash browser plugin and the
> proprietary plugin installed, and select dynamically between them on
> page load?  Ideally, when I loaded a webpage, I could click on "Play"
> (i.e., in Gnash) or "<small>throw away my freedom, use non-free
> plugin</small>".  Like "flashblock" but with two buttons.
>
> [...]
>
> Slightly related is this browser extension:
> http://www.sephiroth.it/firefox/flash_switcher/
> (but it seems to require restarting the browser).

I don't know about the first, but in firefox on linux to switch between 
flash/gnash you can simply change what's in the plugin directory, make sure no 
flash is currently running, and visit the page about:plugins (or view the 
plugins tab of the addons dialog). Automating that shouldn't be too hard, and 
shouldn't require restarting the browser.

The first would be nice, but is probably more a browser-dependent question, 
something you'd need to ask on a firefox (or whatever browser) list.

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