How to View Adobe Flash Animations?
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With Abrowser, how do I get to view Adobe Flash animations? Is there a plugin I can use or any free alternatives I can download?
Gnash.
How do I install Gnash?
It's installed by default on Trisquel 6 -- which I think is a mistake, but anyway, if you're just seeing a black box after clicking the "click to play" button, the SWF file is incompatible with Gnash. Gnash's Flash support is pretty far behind; it only supports up to version 8 reliably, sometimes version 9 or 10 depending on the file.
That's the problem I have. After I "click to play", nothing happens. So, are there any alternatives to Gnash that you can recommend?
You might have more luck with Lightspark. It is in Trisquel's repository (the Web browser's plugin bears the name "browser-plugin-lightspark").
For videos only, many alternatives exist (I personally use ViewTube and UnPlug when ViewTube does not support the site): https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/Play_Videos_Without_Using_Flash
Also, try turning off Gnash; HTML5-based fallback is pretty common for video players.
How do I turn it off?
Go to menu->Add-ons and go to Plugins. Next to "Shockwave Flash", change it from "Always activate" to "Never activate".
Installed Lightspark. Do I have to do something else to make it work? I still can't see the animation.
Last resort: try uninstalling both of them and hope that there is a html5 fallback. Very likely there isn't.
Normally, flash animations can't be displayed with free software in practice.
Neither gnash nor lightspark worked for me any time tried (and I tried them alot).
Sorry, that's how it is.
As an almost-last resort, disable Gnash and Lightspark, and install
YouTube All HTML5 (to install it, in Abrowser, go to the add-ons menu,
go to Add, and below Search add-ons, type "youtube all html5").
As a real last resort, go to the page of the desired video and replace
"watch?v=" with "embed/". However, for more convenience, when playing a
playlist, in order to watch the specific video inside a playlist,
replace "watch?v=" with "embed/" and remove "&list=anythingelse", just
remember to go back to the playlist page in order to be able to click on
the next desired video.
Best regards, ADFENO.
Have a nice day.
I think he refers to some kind of flash animation and not video.
For videos there are many other possibilities like viewtube or linterna magica, but not for animations.
That's right. What I mean is adobe flash animation (used in games) rather than video.
I guess I'll just have to wait until someone creates a good plugin...or maybe things will be better when Trisquel 7 comes out.
Ah, games are less likely to work than movies. They tend to rely on a lot more ActionScript.
Note, though, that these games include proprietary software in the form of ActionScript code, so they're not a good choice even if you have a compatible free plugin. The same goes for HTML5-based games with no source code or no license. For free/libre games, try the Trisquel repo and/or the Libre Game Wiki:
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