Flash video on YouTube?

[Dave Woyciesjes]

Liam Proven wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Dave Woyciesjes
> <woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Has anyone else had a problem with the videos on YouTube not playing any
>> more for them in Firefox?
>>
>> Ubuntu 9.10, 64 bit...
> 
> Yes, since the day I went 64-bit.
> 
> I have 2 problems.
> 
> 1 is that clicking on a video doesn't activate - play - it. The way
> around this one is to use the keyboard. That 1st mouse click gives
> keyboard focus to the embedded Flash applet. Then press Tab to move
> between the controls and Space to activate them. Tab, Space is usually
> enough to play a vid.
> 
> If that fails on a vid embedded in another page, try right-clicking on
> it and picking "watch on YouTube". That will often work when the
> embedded one fails.
> 
> Problem 2:
> 
> No sound. Sometimes, they play OK, either from a click or using the
> above methods, but you can't hear anything. In which case, there's a
> reasonable chance that changing browsers will get 'em to play with
> audio. If Firefox won't play sound, I try Chrome. If Chrome wouldn't,
> I try Firefox.
> 
> If neither will, I reboot.
> 
> If it still won't play or there's no sound, I decide I didn't want to
> see the damned thing that much anyway.
> 

	Hmm, really? What are you using for flash? I just went with the 
flashplugin-installer...


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