Flash and Linux

[Nigel Ridley]

O. Sinclair wrote:
> Eberhard Roloff wrote:
>> Nigel Ridley wrote:
>>> There seems to be a general problem with Flash and Linux. There are some websites that have an 
>>> abundance of Flash content and Linux can't seem to handle it well. I mean that when viewing these 
>>> websites suddenly the processor[s] jump to around 99%, the temp. rise dramatically, the fans 
>>> works overtime and the website slows to a crawl. This is compounded when more than one tab is 
>>> opened from the same website. As an example here is a example website (it is a fishing tackle 
>>> online shop):
>>> http://www.lakerda.co.il/
>>> The only way that I was able to navigate said website was to open it in Opera and 'Disable Plug-ins'.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>>
>>> Nigel
>>>
>> I wonder why no one here addresses the fact that you are NOT forced to 
>> buy from shops which do not have Linux friendly websites.
>>
>> IMHO an "abundance of flash content" not really testifies as a 
>> qualification for a good web-shop.
>>
>> So at least, let them know that you are a Linux User that would love to 
>> be a customer, but unfortunately....
> 
> Another solution is Flashblock that directly targets flash and has a 
> white-list function.
> Is anyone using Gnash instead?
> 
> 
I have overcome the problem by using Adblock-plus.
I did try Gnash a couple of years ago but it wasn't much good at much -- perhaps it is more 
mature now....

Blessings,

Nigel