Firebird 0.7 w/ GTK2

Locura · 11-17-2003, 12:57 AM

Ever since I started using Firebird 0.7, the version with GTK 2 instead of GTK+ 1.x, there is no text in certain flash applets. Here is an example, a web poll from ESPN.com.

mrpdaemon · 11-17-2003, 07:42 AM

I use Fbird 0.7 with GTK2 , but the text in that poll is visible to me.

which flash plugin are you using? (about:plugins in address bar)

Locura · 11-17-2003, 12:55 PM

File name: libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 6.0 r79

mrpdaemon · 11-18-2003, 08:02 AM

File name: libflashplayer.so
Shockwave Flash 6.0 r69

works here. Maybe you can try downgrading your flash plugin?

Locura · 11-18-2003, 10:41 AM

I'll give it a try later tonight. Does Macromedia have a site for legacy versions of their plugin, or is there another site I can get an older version from?

Locura · 11-19-2003, 04:15 PM

OK, I reinstalled plugin version 6.0 r69, and I get the same problem. What else could be affecting this?

Locura · 11-20-2003, 01:00 PM

I tracked down the actual script that calls the flash object, here it is:

Code:

<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
	var SOB=new flashObj();
	SOB.flashFile ='http://static.espn.go.com/swf/fp/tabs/pollka_v103.swf'+voted;
	SOB.width = '260';
	SOB.height = "218";
	SOB.DenyIEdl = 'TRUE';
	SOB.quality = 'best';
	SOB.scale = 'exactfit';
	SOB.altTxt = "";
	SOB.FlashVer = 5;
	SOB.cabVersion = "5,0,0,0";
	document.write(SOB.render());
//-->
</script>

The flash object appears to get its data from the following script(s):

Code:

	<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
		var poll = 0;
	</script>
	<script language="Javascript" src="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/fp/pollDataJS" type="text/javascript"></script>

	<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">

	var hasVoted = false;
	var voted = "?voted=0";
	var pollBit = poll % 256 % 64 % 4;

	bitArray = new Array();
	bitArray[0] = 8;
	bitArray[1] = 1;
	bitArray[2] = 2;
	bitArray[3] = 4;

	var cookieId = (poll - (poll % 256)) / 256;
	var CookieIdasString = new String(cookieId);
	var cookieName = "POLL" + CookieIdasString;

	pollCookie = getCookie(cookieName)

	if (pollCookie != null) {

		cookiePosition = pollCookie.length - Math.ceil((poll % 256 )/ 4);

		cookieValue = pollCookie.substring(cookiePosition, cookiePosition + 1);

		cookieAsHex = "0x" + cookieValue.toString(1);

		if ((bitArray[pollBit] & cookieAsHex) == bitArray[pollBit]) {
			var hasVoted = true;
		}

		if (hasVoted) {
			voted = "?voted=1";
		}
	}

	function getCookie(name) {
		var start = document.cookie.indexOf(name+"=");
		var len = start+name.length+1;
		if ((!start) && (name != document.cookie.substring(0,name.length))) return null;
		if (start == -1) return null;
		var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";",len);
		if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
		return unescape(document.cookie.substring(len,end));
	}

</script>

I'm not sure where the text is originating now, from the JavaScript or the Flash. Anyone got any ideas?

Locura · 11-21-2003, 03:01 PM

Anyone?

Locura · 11-27-2003, 07:27 PM

Still having trouble with this, any help would be appreciated.