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Flash movies context menu
Hmm... I just realized I'm no longer able to right click flash objects anymore! (context menu does not appear). Is this a related problem? Can anyone confirm?
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Cannot confirm, the right-click menu is generated by the Adobe Flash plugin itself, is it installed correctly?AlvinPing wrote:Hmm... I just realized I'm no longer able to right click flash objects anymore! (context menu does not appear). Is this a related problem? Can anyone confirm?
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Re: Floating toolbar and Flash movies
Odd. I tried reinstalling Flash (ver. 10.0.22.87) to no avail. Oddly, my laptop is exhibiting this same problem (same Flash build, same Orca build). I opened Avant to see if it was an issue with this version of Flash, but it too is running 10.0.22.87, and the context menu works fine (items like Zoom In, Zoom Out, Show All, Quality, Settings, etc.). I'll dig deeper...kudos wrote:Cannot confirm, the right-click menu is generated by the Adobe Flash plugin itself, is it installed correctly?AlvinPing wrote:Hmm... I just realized I'm no longer able to right click flash objects anymore! (context menu does not appear). Is this a related problem? Can anyone confirm?
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Re: Flash movies context menu
Does it occur on all Flash movies? Please post an example URL.
Websites can disable the context-menu with code. You should be able to disable that ability:
- go to about:config
- change value of dom.event.contextmenu.enabled to false
You can also check plugin status by going to about:plugins
Websites can disable the context-menu with code. You should be able to disable that ability:
- go to about:config
- change value of dom.event.contextmenu.enabled to false
You can also check plugin status by going to about:plugins
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Re: Flash movies context menu
Seems to occur on all Flash movies, ads, and animations, on any website. After applying the dom.event config change, now instead of no context menu, the standard context menu (the one that comes up when you right click anywhere else on the page) pops up instead.kudos wrote:Does it occur on all Flash movies? Please post an example URL.
Websites can disable the context-menu with code. You should be able to disable that ability:
- go to about:config
- change value of dom.event.contextmenu.enabled to false
You can also check plugin status by going to about:plugins
Is there a way to completely uninstall Flash, then reinstall it? All I see are options to upgrade/repair it, which doesn't seem to be working for me

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Re: Flash movies context menu
I uninstalled Flash via Windows Add/Remove Programs (then I launched Orca to verify, and yes it told me the plugin was missing). Then I downloaded the Flash installer, ran it, and re-launched Orca. Flash worked again, but the context menu was still broken. Maybe it's a problem with this version? kudos, what version are you running
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Re: Flash movies context menu
I had started a thread about this also here:AlvinPing wrote:I uninstalled Flash via Windows Add/Remove Programs (then I launched Orca to verify, and yes it told me the plugin was missing). Then I downloaded the Flash installer, ran it, and re-launched Orca. Flash worked again, but the context menu was still broken. Maybe it's a problem with this version? kudos, what version are you running
http://forum.avantbrowser.com/viewtopic ... 36#p157936
And Alvin was kind enough to point me in this direction! Thanks AlvinPing!

I have had the exact same problem with Flash versions 9 & 10. I have 10 other browsers on this PC and do not have this issue with any other browser at all. I tried them all to make sure it was only Orca having the problem right clicking on Flash.
I need to be able to change the flash settings while playing a particular game and Orca does nothing when I right click on the flash game so I have no options. Like I said, I have no problems at all with this issue using any other browser, including Avant.
Thanks for any help you may be able to offer!!

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Re: Flash movies context menu
Hmm... odd. In my Orca plugins folder, there is no trace of an installed Flash plugin (no NPSWF32.dll, etc)! And yet, Flash continues to function. Where is it installed, and how is Orca referencing it?
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Re: Flash movies context menu
Hers is a link to the current Adobe Flash extension:
http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashpl ... er-win.xpi
Do not install it! Right click the link and save it as a file on your desktop.
It is a zip file (although it's extension is xpi) so open it with your favourite unzipper.
Extract flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll to your Orca\plugins folder.
- Example: C:\Program Files\Orca Browser\Plugins\
Restart Orca and see if it works...
http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashpl ... er-win.xpi
Do not install it! Right click the link and save it as a file on your desktop.
It is a zip file (although it's extension is xpi) so open it with your favourite unzipper.
Extract flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll to your Orca\plugins folder.
- Example: C:\Program Files\Orca Browser\Plugins\
Restart Orca and see if it works...
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Re: Flash movies context menu
The reason your browsers that are based on Mozilla's engine will work without the actual plugin is because in the plugins folder should be a Mozilla Default Plug-in named: npnul32.dll and that file is referencing all of the default pluggins from Mozilla.AlvinPing wrote:Hmm... odd. In my Orca plugins folder, there is no trace of an installed Flash plugin (no NPSWF32.dll, etc)! And yet, Flash continues to function. Where is it installed, and how is Orca referencing it?

As long as npnul32.dll is in your plugins folder, you shouldn't need the acutal NPSWF32.dll file.
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Re: Flash movies context menu
Thank you so much for your efforts in this issue, I really appreciate all your time trying to help us with this. Unfortunately, this hopeful solution didn't help or change a thing.kudos wrote:Hers is a link to the current Adobe Flash extension:
http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashpl ... er-win.xpi
Do not install it! Right click the link and save it as a file on your desktop.
It is a zip file (although it's extension is xpi) so open it with your favourite unzipper.
Extract flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll to your Orca\plugins folder.
- Example: C:\Program Files\Orca Browser\Plugins\
Restart Orca and see if it works...

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Re: Flash movies context menu
Thanks for that. Unfortunately, like kimmig, this did not resolve the issue.kudos wrote:Extract flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll to your Orca\plugins folder. - Example: C:\Program Files\Orca Browser\Plugins\
Restart Orca and see if it works...
I see! But here's something odd: I don't actually have a full version of Firefox installed on this computer! The only other Mozilla browser I have is an installation of FF Portable, and I know for a fact that npnul32.dll is not referencing FF Portable's NPSWF32.dll, as this version test shows FF Portable to be running Flash 9. That same page in Orca, however, shows that I am running 10.0.22.87.The reason your browsers that are based on Mozilla's engine will work without the actual plugin is because in the plugins folder should be a Mozilla Default Plug-in named: npnul32.dll and that file is referencing all of the default pluggins from Mozilla.As long as npnul32.dll is in your plugins folder, you shouldn't need the acutal NPSWF32.dll file.
I did a full hard drive search for any more instances of NPSWF32.dll, and the only other one is in a folder for Adobe Bridge CS3 - and that one too is Flash 9.

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Re: Flash movies context menu
AlvinPing wrote:Thanks for that. Unfortunately, like kimmig, this did not resolve the issue.kudos wrote:Extract flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll to your Orca\plugins folder. - Example: C:\Program Files\Orca Browser\Plugins\
Restart Orca and see if it works...
I see! But here's something odd: I don't actually have a full version of Firefox installed on this computer! The only other Mozilla browser I have is an installation of FF Portable, and I know for a fact that npnul32.dll is not referencing FF Portable's NPSWF32.dll, as this version test shows FF Portable to be running Flash 9. That same page in Orca, however, shows that I am running 10.0.22.87.The reason your browsers that are based on Mozilla's engine will work without the actual plugin is because in the plugins folder should be a Mozilla Default Plug-in named: npnul32.dll and that file is referencing all of the default pluggins from Mozilla.As long as npnul32.dll is in your plugins folder, you shouldn't need the acutal NPSWF32.dll file.
I did a full hard drive search for any more instances of NPSWF32.dll, and the only other one is in a folder for Adobe Bridge CS3 - and that one too is Flash 9.
Now that Alvin, IS quite interesting!! lol

Do yourself a favor hon, beware of upgrading flash to v. 10! Many, MANY people are getting constant browser crashes on ALL their browsers from the v. 10 Flash. I reverted back to v. 9 and it solved that problem. The issue is all over google.
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Re: Flash movies context menu
Heh, thanks. Fortunately, I haven't really gotten many browser crashes (the few that I have had I cannot tie directly to Flash), but I have noticed that my CPU use will shoot up to around 80-100% on certain animations/ads that don't even look all that complex, after I upgraded to Flash 10. It doesn't really interfere that much with browsing, so I'm hoping things will be ironed out within a few updates.
It's still really odd that the context menu thing is still an issue for us. I hope it's just a specific problem with 10.0.22.87, and will be glad if it's fixed on the next release!!
It's still really odd that the context menu thing is still an issue for us. I hope it's just a specific problem with 10.0.22.87, and will be glad if it's fixed on the next release!!
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Re: Flash movies context menu
Yeah, I really don't get it either why this is happening and I really hope [-o< it does get straightened out sooner or later (preferably sooner) lolAlvinPing wrote:Heh, thanks. Fortunately, I haven't really gotten many browser crashes (the few that I have had I cannot tie directly to Flash), but I have noticed that my CPU use will shoot up to around 80-100% on certain animations/ads that don't even look all that complex, after I upgraded to Flash 10. It doesn't really interfere that much with browsing, so I'm hoping things will be ironed out within a few updates.
It's still really odd that the context menu thing is still an issue for us. I hope it's just a specific problem with 10.0.22.87, and will be glad if it's fixed on the next release!!

I was very eager to try out Orca, because Avant was my very favorite browser... but because it is based off of IE's engine

So when I found Orca, being based off of Mozilla's engine, I was doing the happy dance!!

But without having that context menu for flash, it would be useless for me for what I wanted it for.
*puts on best pout* lol

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Re: Flash movies context menu
lol thanks, nice chatting with you too 
I guess in the meantime, if you need the context menu for your games, unfortunately it looks like you'll have to use a different browser until this gets sorted out!

I guess in the meantime, if you need the context menu for your games, unfortunately it looks like you'll have to use a different browser until this gets sorted out!
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Re: Flash movies context menu
I am still unable to replicate this problem - can you perform a simple test:
- Download and install Orca Portable version to a different folder
- Follow my instructions above to install Flash to it
- Launch Orca portable and check if the problem exists there
To go back to your existing installation, you will need to register a file:
Please report back your findings.
- Download and install Orca Portable version to a different folder
- Follow my instructions above to install Flash to it
- Launch Orca portable and check if the problem exists there
To go back to your existing installation, you will need to register a file:
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regsvr32 "c:\program files\orca browser\mozx.dll"
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Re: Flash movies context menu
Following you steps, the problem does exist in Orca Portable, as well.
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Re: Flash movies context menu
Thanks for testing. In the page about:plugins you should get detailed plugin information. Under "Shockwave Flash" it should give you the full location of the Flash plugin that is being used. Have you tried to delete that one? Also, what else do you have listed on that page?
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Re: Flash movies context menu
I'm not seeing the location of where the plugins are installed - just a filename. Here's a link to a PDF (I couldn't save it as HTML for some reason) of the about:plugins page for you to take a look at:
http://download.yousendit.com/U0d5Q3R6Y1NZY1NGa1E9PQ
http://download.yousendit.com/U0d5Q3R6Y1NZY1NGa1E9PQ
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