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| Newer page: | version 9 | Last edited on Friday, May 25, 2007 3:09:48 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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-Flash is a ClosedSource vector graphics and animation plugin
, made
by [Adobe | http://www.adobe.com
] (but formerly by Macromedia, which Adobe ate
). It
is the most common WebBrowser plugin, and is used in many commercial sites, even if only in advertisements
.
The version
of Flash available for Linux in September 2006
is 7
. Windows and Macs
are onto version 9, so some sites will not work with Linux, even if you install the plugin. Version 9 for Linux is apparently due
in 2007
.
+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
.
-The [
SWF] file format
used by Flash is not itself entirely closed
, and from time to time people attempt
to create a
free player
.
[Gnash
|http://www.gnu
.org/software
/gnash
/] is currently (9
/2006) regarded as the leading candidate, and can reputed play some SWF files without crashing
.
+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/], and [MTASC | http:
//www.mtasc.org
/]. The [Open Source Flash | http:
//www.osflash.org/] website is a useful resource if you are so inclined
.
-It is quite easy
to create SWF content using free tools, such as
[Ming|http://ming.sourceforge.net/
], [SWFTools
|http://www.swftools
.org/], and [MTASC|http:
//www.mtasc.org
/]. The [open source flash|http://www.osflash.org/] website
is a useful resource if you are so inclined
.
+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
.
+!! Resolving font problems with Flash on [Debian]
+You need to install the following [Package]s:
-Many WebComics are done in MacromediaFlash.
+* <tt>x-ttcidfont-conf</tt>
+* <tt>msttcorefonts</tt>
+* <tt>ttf-freefont</tt>
+* <tt>ttf-bitstream-vera</tt>
+* <tt>ttf-xfree86-nonfree</tt>
-Often there are font problems with [Debian] when using MacromediaFlash. Possibly [Ubuntu] might
have the same issues also
.
+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
.
-- install x-ttcidfont-conf package
-- install msttcorefonts package
-- install ttf-freefont package
-- install ttf-bitstream-vera package
-- install ttf-xfree86-nonfree package
-
-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 restart your web-browser.
-
-(NB The reference to X11R6
is deliberate rather than xfree
as this is where MacromediaFlash looks)
+(NB.:
the reference to
<tt>X11R6</tt> rather than
<tt>xfree
</tt> is deliberate as this is where MacromediaFlash looks.
)
This information was originally found at http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/debian-linux-help/46720-flash-player-problem-2.html and then modified.
-!!Get Macromedia Flash 9 Working On Ubuntu AMD64
+!! See also
-All flash websites
work perfectly after following this guide:
-
+* [Getting Macromedia Flash 9 to
work on Ubuntu AMD64 |
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=341727]
