I'd Like a Flashy Applet

[utu]

I'd like some clever person to invent or tell me where to find
an applet for IceWeasel which would do the following:

1. Indicate if there is flash content in the page I'm viewing;
2. Indicate if my flash plug-in is enabled; and
3. Provide a toggle for flash on or off.

I'd like this applet to be as clever and inobtrusive as that which
goes with Network Manager.

[klaus2008]

There is an extension for Firefox called Flashblock https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433/. It works with Iceweasel, too. This add-on blocks all Flash content on a webpage from loading. You see placeholders on the webpage that allow you to enable the Flash content. I did not find a way to block Flash content again with that add-on but if you are watching a video on YouTube there is the possibility to stop download if you right click on the video. I tried this add-on with Knoppix 6.2.1 Live-CD and the package flashplugin-nonfree installed. Since there is the NoScript extension installed you can block most content on a webpage that is located on other servers.

[utu]

Klaus

I use NoScript all the time.
I usually have Flash disabled in the browser.
Occasionally I visit a bookmarked site and it doesn't look right.
It takes me a while to guess that flash might be the issue.
It then takes two clicks to check on this and correct the issue.
I thought this applet might be a convenience item.

I'd still would like to have this kind of applet, and I can add
another avenue: this applet could just as well be on the panel,
not necessarily on the IceWeasel landscape.

Thanks for your response here, and for the (previous) cloning idea.

[mecho]

I also use flashblock - it does show you that there is a flash content and it is blocked.You unblocked it with one click of the mouse. I removed NoScript

[utu]

klaus & mecho

Thank you both for FlashBlock. Fills the bill 100%.
You will have to share the prize.

Is there a difference of opinion on NoScript here?
I don't see a conflict with NoScript and FlashBlock.

I had to whitelist www.knoppix.net (http://www.knoppix.net) in NoScript to keep
the forum editor and NoScript from arguing over my whitespace.

[mecho]

I use Flashblock in combination with AdBlock Plus and that is sufficient for me. NoScript does have the ability to block java scripts, but I do not really need that so I removed it

[krishna.murphy]

klaus & mecho

Thank you both for FlashBlock. Fills the bill 100%.
You will have to share the prize.

Is there a difference of opinion on NoScript here?
I don't see a conflict with NoScript and FlashBlock.

I had to whitelist www.knoppix.net (http://www.knoppix.net) in NoScript to keep
the forum editor and NoScript from arguing over my whitespace.

I've found that my experience is not universal, and I'm sure different people browse differently; that said, I've not enjoyed the NoScript addon at all. Different strokes for different folks - it's the Linux way!

Cheers!
Krishna :mrgreen:

[utu]

In Ubuntu 10.04 I use firefox and adblock plus.
My IceWeasel in Knoppix 6.2.1 came with NoScript, as I recall.
Relative to adblock, NoScript does seem heavy-handed, IMO.

Perhaps some should start a thread on 'blockers'.