[CentOS] about:plugins <-Re: interview request for ppl who have Shockwave/.Firefox working

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

Sorin Srbu wrote:
>>Of ken
>>
>>Under "Tools..." I have "Adobe Reader 9.3", "Adobe Reader 9.4"
>>(temporarily disabled due to testing), "Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2
>>Plug-in Compatible", "NPAPI Plugins Wrapper 1.3.0", and "Shockwave Flash
>>10 0 r153", that's all.
>>
>>Now looking at about:plugins under "Shockwave Flash" it says:
>>
>>    File: nswrapper_32_32.libflashplayer.so
>>    Version:
>>    Shockwave Flash 10.2 r153
>>
>>So to your question, the evidence seems to be saying that, yes,
>>Shockwave is the same as Flash, at least on Linux.  Or do you see
>>something different?
>
> Well, kinda' different over here, at least on Firefox4 running on WinXP.
>
> Shockwave Flash
> File: NPSWF32.dll
> Shockwave Flash 10.2 r152
>
> Shockwave for Director
> File: np32dsw.dll
> Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5.8.612
>
> Some differences are expected I guess, platform-wise. Just wasn't sure if
> Shockwave and Flash were the same thing. Will be quiet now. 8-)

Are you sure the latter isn't the Expen$ive flash video creator (like
Acrobat vs. acroread)?

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