Flash & Applets

I do not know if this question has been asked before, but can Applets reach the kind of graphics Flash does.
I mean Flash is somehow more attractive then applets, and there are so many nice things that can be done with Flash. However I can not stop from saying that Action Script 2.0 (in which you code flash) is very look a like of Java Script and Java code.
So can Java Applets come to look like Flash, and would there be a very big performance issue of so?

I do not know if this question has been asked before,
but can Applets reach the kind of graphics Flash
does.Sure
I mean Flash is somehow more attractive then applets,That's not true at all. It depends on what you want to do
and there are so many nice things that can be done
with Flash. However I can not stop from saying that
Action Script 2.0 (in which you code flash) is very
look a like of Java Script and Java code.
So can Java Applets come to look like Flash, and
would there be a very big performance issue of so?Flash is a tool for the artist. Flash is great because it provides rapid development tools for building presentations (i.e. graphics & animation). Applets are Java programs (which are not written by artists), which can do ANYTHING allowed by the Java API, and more. So I don't see that the two can be compared easily. But as far as graphics go, of course Java is going to be more capable, but Flash allows you to build things quickly without writing code.
For example, say you wanted to make a simple 2D game. You'd do it in Flash, quick & easy. But what if you wanted a full-featured game? In that case, you'd have no choice but to use Java.
Regarding performance, this has a bit to do with the implementation and use of API's and stuff. But yes, Java utilizes 2D and 3D hardware acceleration and is thus faster and more capable.

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Hello community,
I stumbled upon a very strange problem with Firefox and Flash. Some flash applets (example: http://www.kenken.com/game) show only a plain white rectangle. For a long time I thought that it is a problem with Flashblock and/or NoScript. Today, however, I tried to get rid of the problem and made following observations:
1. The problem persists in safe mode (with deactivated extensions).
2. The problem persists after disabling hardware acceleration in the Firefox settings.
3. The problem does NOT occur in Chromium&Pepper Flash. But I'd like to stick to Firefox for many reasons.
4. The problem does NOT occur on my laptop running Manjaro (however, the setups are not really comparable).
5. Initially I thought that the flash applets aren't initialized at all, however, now I observed that if I switch to a different tab and then back to the tab with the flash applet, it gets updated. I can also interact with the applet, however, the changes are only visible after I do the tab switching.
Any help or hint how to find the cause of the problem is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
PhotonX

A new finding: I tried to install an older version of Firefox and downloaded a binary from https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org … /releases/. The older binary worked so I tried newer ones and finally arrived at the very same version as the one installed through the package management. The result is: The 33.0.2 binary downloaded from Mozilla works, the 33.0.2 installed through the package management doesn't! All extensions installed on my machine are available in the downloaded binary, so I assume that it knows about ~/.mozilla. What could be the cause of the problem then? Will try to start Firefox with a completely clean home folder (new user) and report back.
edit: Narrowed down the list of problematic files to this:
$ ls -l /home/photon/.mozilla/firefox/sw0n83fl.default/
insgesamt 94852
-rw------- 1 photon users 94222 31. Okt 11:22 prefs.js
-rw------- 1 photon users 141109 31. Okt 11:17 search.json
-rw------- 1 photon users 734 31. Okt 11:06 search-metadata.json
-rw-r--r-- 1 photon users 65536 19. Jun 2012 search.sqlite
-rw------- 1 photon users 16384 30. Apr 2011 secmod.db
-rw------- 1 photon users 288 31. Okt 11:22 sessionCheckpoints.json
-rw------- 1 photon users 2480 31. Okt 11:22 sessionstore.js
-rw-r--r-- 1 photon users 393216 4. Sep 08:49 signons.sqlite
-rw------- 1 photon users 25 15. Mai 2013 times.json
-rw-r--r-- 1 photon users 62914560 21. Nov 2012 urlclassifier3.sqlite
-rw------- 1 photon users 154 31. Okt 10:26 urlclassifierkey3.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 photon users 1622446 21. Nov 2012 urlclassifier.pset
-rw-r--r-- 1 photon users 31850496 31. Okt 11:22 webappsstore.sqlite
edit: The problematic file is prefs.js.
Last edited by PhotonX (2014-10-31 10:29:25)

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using one of these stock applets:
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Well, that is hard to tell. Like I said the website may have updated their technology. Just because it works with the Desktop, doesn't mean there is not a reason that the laptop might not have a problem. You have 2 different systems and
most likely different configurations.
You may want to check Tools and in the add ons for both, look for Shockwave Flash Object...ActiveX Control..Flash10e.ocx should be installed and enabled.
Also for each check C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash Right click the Flash folder and make sure for IE that the files are vs 10.0.45.2 by checking the properties.
If you have the correct Flash files and the correct SWO then, some other cause would be looked at.
It has been my experience to not "assume", but verify:-)
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eidnolb

10.4.7: broken safari menus over flash applets

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Hello,
Thanks very much for the look,
You're quite welcome. Always glad to help out.
I upgraded my G5 and
the iBook so I had no way of checking the site after
the fact. The latest webkit seems to have this fixed
so maybe in a futre release when the webkit merges
with safari, it will be fixed.
Which webkit is that? Are you talking about some of the developer software through Apple's Developer Connection?
Or, are you talking about some 3rd-party updates, or nightly builds of the Flash program?
I wasn't aware that Safari had a nightly build update like some of the other Open Source projects.
Perhaps I am just misunderstanding your statement.

How to blink/flash applet application in task bar

How to blink/flash applet application in task bar. Is posible in java?
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Not in Java proper, since there is no platform-independent way to do it. You can use the java.awt.Window.toFront() method, but it's probably not what you were thinking.
edit:
Try http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/awt/TrayIcon.html#displayMessage(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20java.awt.TrayIcon.MessageType) as recently seen here

Can't input in Flash applets

Hello, I'm running Fedora Core 8 on my laptop with Adobe
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text and paste it into fields, but for games I can't control
anything that involves letters... I can move using arrows and
enter, but text isn't recognized. Has anyone encountered this
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I had the same problem. Simply download and install [http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Flash Player], and you'll be able to type in Flash input boxes again.

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http://wiggle.sourceforge.net/
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Lorna in Southern California

lorna,
how do you FIND such things????
id never come up with something like that!
max from southern germany!
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Flash applet (scrollview.swf) disappeared from front page

Hi, thanks for taking the time to read this. I have a serious
problem with a flash applet that is front and center (actually a
little to the right) on our home page. I am paid to update the
website for our church, and have been using flash 8 successfully
until now. We've never had any problems uploading and we've been
using this same flash file for a long time now (2 years?) and I've
never experienced this problem.
Anyway, if you go to
www.livepraylove.com you
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Shutez,
> Anyway, if you go to
http://www.livepraylove.com
you will
> see that on the right side of the page, the flash file
is completely
> not loading.
Heh ... actually, since it isn't loading, I ... I don't see
it. ;)
> It's as if it isn't even on the server.
It may simply not be in the place on the server that your
HTML says it
is.
Here's your HTML:
// inside your <object> tag:
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Dev blog,
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"Luck is the residue of good design."

Microphone not working in Firefox Flash Applets

I have Arch 3.6.6-1. I am trying to use my laptop microphone on a website with flash content. The sound on my system is configured using pulseaudio (Version 2.1).
Specifically at www.duolingo.com, where I'm unable to access any settings or set any permissions with regards to access to microphone device.
I am able to use arecord to record a sample from the microphone and replay it. I am also able to use my microphone on gtalk through gmail where the settings state that it is recording from "Built in Analog Audio". The same show up on pavucontrol in the Recording section when active.
Whereas on duolingo, when the flash recording applet loads up, no recording stream is shown in pavucontrol.
I believe I'm missing some configuration here, which I have been unable to find after multiple google searches.
Please advice.

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Flash Player linux, grey box issue (youtube vids and some applets do not display)

I posted this question on my distro-specific forum as well as linuxquestions.org, however it appears to be a unique problem, so here it is:
When viewing videos on youtube.com, most other websites, and when trying to run certain flash games, the flash applet will not display (though the audio will play). Instead of displaying the flash applet, there will be a grey box where the flash video or applet would normally be.
This problem occurs on Firefox and Chromium, but not on Opera.
My Specs are as follows:
Distro: PCLinuxOS 2010 (32-bit)
flash-player-plugin: 10.1-2pclos2010
firefox: 3.6.6-1pclos2010
swfdec has never been installed (to my knowledge)
I did a lot of investigating about the problem but have turned up no solutions thus far. Here are my results.
Flash videos and applets which allow access to the settings menu (like youtube played from their website) do not display, however flash videos and applets which do NOT allow access to the settings menu (including youtube videos embedded in other websites) WILL display.
Reinstalling flash-player-plugin and firefox through synaptic does not solve the problem (though note that PCLOS works with rpm files, not deb files. apt4rpm does not support the remove --purge operation, however reinstalls are said to overwrite custom configs with stock ones.)
Creating a new firefox profile and/or starting FFox in safe-mode does not solve the problem
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Comparing default plugins between my main user and new user shows that there is no difference. So this likely rules out a defective extension or plugin binary.
Deleting ~/tmp/plugtmp* folders when FFox is closed does not solve the problem.
Removing the ~/.macromedia and ~/.adobe folders does not solve the problem. (have checked permissions between the new test user and main user, and they are equivalent)
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I'm thinking that there might be somewhere else that flash stores configurations for my user, and that maybe the settings there are corrupted and would need to be purged. However frantic googling has turned up nothing useful so far.
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QTCURVE_DEBUG=1 firefox
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Retina Display Support not working with Flash Player run applets

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Please check if all your plugins are up-to-date. To do this, go to the [http://mozilla.com/plugincheck Mozilla Plugin Check site].
Once you're there, the site will check if all your plugins have the latest versions.
If you see plugins in the list that have a yellow ''Update'' button or a red ''Update now'' button, please update these immediately.
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How can I use PreloadSWF with files built with -compiler.debug into Flash Player 11.4?

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Ah, thanks for making me aware of that forum - I didn't know about it. I now reposted the question at http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1068071 - this thread can be closed as far as I'm concerned. Should I mark your answer as being the resolution to my question or the like?

The constant update of Java and Flash in a managed account

First off sorry if this question has been answered, I had tried a search and could not find it. I have a lab of machines (Maverick with managed accounts) that uses Jar files and Flash applets that are downloaded to the desktop. I would update the machines on a Friday for these internet plugins. But then another update, either Flash or Java, will roll on the weekend and the browser is useless on Monday because Safari refuses to load the jar file or flash applet and Firefox will download corrupt jar files. So the students cannot just use one browser. I would prefer Firefox since it is more forgiving on the flash and allows me to have time till the end of the week to update but now there is an issue of the jar. How can I make it that the java console and Flash will automatically update in the managed account or allow the person to update only these applications and it would not matter which browser is used? Is there a way to use Automator for this, I have a feeling it is a no but I want to be sure? Or is there a way on the firewall to prevent it from checking in the browser for the updates? This is a little frustrating for there seems to be an update more then two or three times in a month and rendering the machine useless for lab.

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Clicking in flash objects partly crashes Opera 10.60

System: Arch Linux 64bit
Opera version: 10.60 64bit
Flash version: 10.1.53.64 (32bit)
Hi,
I have a problem with flash since upgrading to the new Opera version. Flash stuff works fine, until I click on a flash applet for the first time (like hitting 'pause' in youtube or buttons in flash-animated menus etc.). After that all flash-stuff is completely unresponsive and also various other click-events do not get noticed by the browser (clicking into the address bar of an old or new tab, selecting a mail in Opera Mail). Other events (clicking on links, closing a Tab, opening the menu) work normally.
This happens with and without "export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1". With this line in /usr/lib/opera/operapluginwrapper it usually happens before clicking on a flash applet for the first time, without it only happens after the first click.
I checked the paths in about:plugins, Opera uses the correct libflashplayer.so, not the Firefox-nspluginwrapped one.
Opera 10.10 worked fine with this flash version GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS activated. I finally thought my Flash-related Opera woes where over ...
Did anyone else experience this problem after upgrading Opera?

I tried older versions of libflashplayer.so (9.xx) with the same result.
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I've got the following setup:
1.83Ghz Intel Core Duo (Early 2006) MacBook Pro 15" (MacbookPro 1,1)
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Albeit having a malfunctioning keyboard (which I have disabled via Terminal) and a battery that needs to be replaced, I was having one very frustrating problem:
The d*mn thing kept shutting down unexpectedly. I don't mean a "PS I'm about to turn off, kay?" shut down but a full fledge cut the power, cut the cable, this girl is GONE kinda shut down. It was driving me NUTS! I dismantled, swapped out RAM, checked wires for melted insulation, re-installed OS X countless times...
WHAT IS CAUSING THIS?!?!

No need to wait for an answer - I've already figured it out... I just wanted to make sure there was a definitive question, followed by an answer for anyone else who may be researching this type of issue in the future (as I have not found anything particularly helpful elsewhere)...
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Okay, maybe I will try the GPU...
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