Why does swfdec-mozilla calls itself "Shockwave Flash 9.0 r999"
Bug #393770 reported by
Christoph Langner
This bug affects 1 person
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swfdec-mozilla (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: swfdec-mozilla
On ubuntuusers.de we have quite often people who complain that Adobe Flash isn't working properly. They say that they installed everything correctly and that "Extras -> Add-Ons -> Plugins" say that Shockwave Flash is installed. But the confusing thing is that this is not "Adobe Flash", it's swfdec-mozilla.
So my question is, why does swfdec-mozilla calls itself "Shockwave Flash 9.0 r999" inside the settings of Firefox&Co. This is very confusing for users and supporters since the name and the version number don't give a hint that swfdec-mozilla is used instead of Adobe Flash? Can't we rename that to "swfdec-mozilla 0.8.2-1ubuntu1"?
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No, we cannot, because this text is actually readable by the web pages' Javascript. And the Flash tools use the string to determine if a Flash player is installed. So we must use an Adobe Flash Player compatible string in Swfdec.
It would be nice if about:plugins would produce more useful output though, like for example the plugin's filename.