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On 04/26/2015 07:49 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
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> Hello, Gentoo. |
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> When I read a blog in Firefox 31.6.0, there are often You Tube film clips |
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> embedded in it. When I attempt to view these, I am getting, more and |
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> more frequently, the error message (from You Tube): |
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> "Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats |
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> available. Click <here> to visit our frequently asked questions |
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> about HTML5 video." |
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> Fair enough. The connection between the first and second sentences is a |
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> bit vague, but I surmise from them that the video is available in HTML5 |
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> format (whatever that is) and the link will instruct me on setting it up. |
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> Not a bit of it! That link, <https://www.youtube.com/html5>, says this: |
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> "Many YouTube videos will play using HTML5 in supported browsers. You |
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> can request that the HTML5 player be used if your browser doesn't use |
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> it by default." |
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> "If you encounter any problems, right-click on the player and choose |
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> "report playback issue", or let us know on the user support forums. |
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> Your feedback will help us continue to improve the player." |
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> , without telling me _how_ I can "request that the HTML5 player be used". |
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> Exactly what "the player" is that I should "right-click on" remains |
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> obscure. |
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> I feel that I'm missing some crucial piece of information which is |
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> obvious to everybody else. |
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This is pretty clever (and a bit scary). On that page do you see a clickable |
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button with the title "Request the HTML5 player"? If you don't see it, maybe |
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you have NoScript or some other script/ad blocker enabled in Firefox? |
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When I click on the "Request the HTML5 player" button, it changes color and |
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the button is now labelled "Use the default player". |
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I think it works by changing a Firefox setting in your prefs.js file, but I'm |
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not positive because my prefs.js file is so big I'm not willing to spend the |
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time to look through the whole thing (and that's the scary part). Anything |
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could be going on in that prefs.js file and I wouldn't have a clue. <shudder> |
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