[Sugar-devel] Flash on Browse Activity - Ubuntu

[Sam P.]

Hi James,

WebKitGtk+ actually has work arounds to allows for GTK2 plugins to run in
the Gtk3 webkit.  See the webkitgtk front page:

    Since adding support for WebKit2, it’s possible to build applications
that use the web platform with increased security and responsiveness. The
web is a jungle, but web pages cannot crash the main application or freeze
the UI. WebKitGTK+ also uses process separation to **seamlessly support
GTK+2 plugins (like Flash) in GTK+3 applications.**

Maybe this is only in WebKit2?  Please see if the flash plugin works within
GNOME Web (Epiphany), which uses WebKit2.  Alternatively, you could test
the "webkit2" branch of browse activity.

Thanks,
Sam

On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 7:29 AM James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:

> Adobe's plugin links against GTK2, but Browse is GTK3.
>
> GTK2 and GTK3 cannot be mixed in the same process; the symbols are not
> versioned.
>
> So the problem is that Browse is "too new", and the Adobe plugin has
> not kept pace with the GTK2 to GTK3 move.
>
> You should approach Adobe for a custom build to meet your needs.
>
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