Flash control no longer works - always all on or all off.
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Vivaldi 1.13.1008.32 installed this morning and I am no longer able to control-click or right-click to run Flash content.
I can either have it automatically run all Flash, or not be able to run any. With Flash set to 'Never Allow Flash' the 'Run This Plugin' option on right-click is greyed out.
Neither of these are acceptable options. While I don't want most Flash to run, I do sometimes need (or want!) specific Flash objects to work.
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Set it to ask doesn't work?
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Is Flash really detected on your Vivaldi? Does
vivaldi://flashshow that Flash is loaded?Newer Chromium-like browser may have to allow flash for a site.
You can set a exception in website's settings by clicking on the globe/lock in the address field, just change setting for Flash to Allow.
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@luetage said in Flash control no longer works - always all on or all off.:
Set it to ask doesn't work?
There is no 'ask'. The options are:
Always Allow Flash (all Flash always runs)
Detect and Allow Important Flash Content Only (the browser decides what's important and that auto-runs)
Never Allow Flash (Flash doesn't work at all)
With 1.12, setting Flash to Never Allow Flash showed a box in place of the Flash and I could right-click or control-click and enable that individual Flash object. With 1.13, the option to enable it is greyed out.
So there is no longer a click-to-play option. At least for me. If it's supposed to work, it's not.
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There is a Help page in Vivaldi (hit F1, enter Flash in search field on page).
You will get https://help.vivaldi.com/article/enabling-flash/ which explains how to enable flash.
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@gwen-dragon That is still not the old behavior.
I don't want Flash to auto-run, ever. I want to be able to click on a Flash object and allow that ONE object to run. The Vivaldi control turns on all flash on a given page.
This used to be possible by setting Flash to 'never allow' and control-clicking the Flash object.
Now I have to set Flash to 'always on' and install a Flash click-to-run plugin, which is a step backwards.
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@rnixon I think chrome changed something. We have to face one thing: Flash it's on its way out. It's a dying abomination, and the few still forced to use it for whatever reason will get less and less support, even from Adobe's side.
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@rnixon said in Flash control no longer works - always all on or all off.:
That is still not the old behavior.
Yes, but we cant fix it, Flash activation changed since Chromium code update. See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=696790
Global it is now: Block or Ask. See chrome://settings/content/flash
