[Solved] Firefox plugins.

Hey there.
So the problem; it started with shockwave files not being able to be opened from a file browser but will open if directed through a web url, bringing up the "Opening" dialog box; and none of the fixes I found worked. The instructions provided here didn't resolve it. Version of Firefox: 27.0.1.
Last edited by anark10n (2014-02-22 11:09:55)

anark10n wrote:@Rexilion The second one you described.
@alphaniner That's the one. Loading the swf locally brings up the "Opening" dialogue box i.e. it will ask to download them again, although I haven't checked whether it's the case with Chrome. Downgrading the shared-mime-info resolved the issue. Thanks.
You know, if you download the .swf developer archive you can find a standalone .swf player. No need for a browser then. You still need to hook it up in your mime config, but that could be done.

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