<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Hi Mac, I turned off visual effects in desktop and the screen still freezes but the display does not darken as before also I noticed in left bottom corner of screen that I get : javascript:void(0) showing up.? > From: dhltd@telus.net > To: ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: RE: problems with video clips. (ray house) > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:26:25 -0700 > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. RE: problems with video clips. (ray house) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:26:32 -0400 > > From: ray house <v.2.ol@hotmail.com> > > Subject: RE: problems with video clips. > > To: help & resources <ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com> > > Message-ID: <BAY102-W13215FBC5CE2195CDFD8288760@phx.gbl> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > Hi everyone, it's Ray again, thank you David,Glen,Chris and Mac for all the > > great info you took the time to send me. Glen, the W32codecs are > > installed.Chris, I am using your suggested settings.David, I installed the > > Meta package and Mac, I checked the Ubuntu forum and I have the right > > packages.I have java-common 0.30ubuntu3 and flash player installed. Here is > > the situation; I am using a new Dell Vostro computer with Vista installed > > and I installed Ubuntu 8.1 along side it (to get used to linux). In Ubuntu > > I get Google videos OK but the screen intensity lowers and all freezes when > > I try to get youtube videos.When I am in Vista all types of video are > > displayed correctly. I dont know what is going on.I really appreciate all > > your help and I like linux and will probably get rid of Vista if I can > > resolve this problem. I am not a programmer and cant figure this out alone. > > Thank you. > > > > Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:16:49 -0300 > > From: gmerrick@chebucto.ns.ca > > To: ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com > > Subject: RE: problems with video clips. > > > > I know your frustration but there is an answer somewhere and you will > eventually find it. > > You did not mention if you are using No-Script or other script blocking apps. > Like Glenn mentioned, the symptoms sound exactly like No-Script preventing an > action. > > Just grasping at straws here but since your system seems to be running out of > resources when attempting to play the clip, just for the heck of it check to > see if your desktop display is using visual effects and if so try turning > them off to see if that makes any difference. > > Right click on the desktop to bring up the option menu > Click "Change Desktop Background" > Select the "Visual Effects" tab and then > Select "None" if it is not already defaulted to none. > > Mac > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-ca mailing list > ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca <hr />Messenger has tons of new features that make chatting more fun. <a href='http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650730' target='_new'>Click here to learn more.</a></body> </html>