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MacromediaFlash version 10, including all changes.
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AristotlePagaltzis |
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Flash is a ClosedSource vector graphics and animation format, player and editor, created by Macromedia (who were acquired by [Adobe]). The player is by far the most common WebBrowser plugin, and a lot of Flash content floats around the web. (The majority of it is probably animated banner ads these days.) There are many WebComics done in MacromediaFlash. |
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DouglasBagnall |
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LawrenceDoliveiro |
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The SWF FileFormat used by Flash is not open, but mostly documented. It is quite easy to create SWF content using free tools, such as [Ming | http://ming.sourceforge.net/], [SWFTools | http://www.swftools.org/], [SSWF | http://sswf.m2osw.com/] and [MTASC | http://www.mtasc.org/]. The [Open Source Flash | http://www.osflash.org/] website is a useful resource if you are so inclined. |
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AristotlePagaltzis |
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From time to time people attempt to create a [Free] player; as of Sept 2006, [Gnash | http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/] is regarded as the leading candidate, reputed to play some SWF files without crashing. |
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AristotlePagaltzis |
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!! Resolving font problems with Flash on [Debian] |
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AristotlePagaltzis |
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You need to install the following [Package]s: |
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CraigBox |
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AristotlePagaltzis |
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* <tt>x-ttcidfont-conf</tt> |
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* <tt>msttcorefonts</tt> |
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* <tt>ttf-freefont</tt> |
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* <tt>ttf-bitstream-vera</tt> |
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* <tt>ttf-xfree86-nonfree</tt> |
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IanMcDonald |
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AristotlePagaltzis |
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Edit the file <tt>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config</tt> and make sure you have <tt>/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/~TrueType/</tt> path listed in the catalogue line. Restart xfs (<tt>sudo /etc/init.d/xfs restart</tt>) and then your WebBrowser. |
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IanMcDonald |
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AristotlePagaltzis |
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(NB.: the reference to <tt>X11R6</tt> rather than <tt>xfree</tt> is deliberate as this is where MacromediaFlash looks.) |
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This information was originally found at http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/debian-linux-help/46720-flash-player-problem-2.html and then modified. |
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AristotlePagaltzis |
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!! See also |
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* [Getting Macromedia Flash 9 to work on Ubuntu AMD64 | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=341727] |
