Firefox flash fullscreen

[joeri_83]

I've noticed on a lot of sites with flash videos, they will not go to fullscreen mode when I click the icon. I'm using Firefox, and Flash version 9.0.31.0. It's not an issue of pop up blockers either. Any ideas?

[joeri_83]

I should perhaps add that it works on some sites, like YouTube and Google Video but not on others.

[joeri_83]

Nobody? Has this got anything to do with the Linux version of the flash player?

[GreatSlovakia]

The "real" fullscreen option (not a new window) is still in beta on linux... isn't working for me in ubuntu... I always get a 200x200px window, which disappears when I click on it or try anything with it... but that is after I installed the flash player beta...

[motang]

Originally Posted by GreatSlovakia The "real" fullscreen option (not a new window) is still in beta on linux... isn't working for me in ubuntu... I always get a 200x200px window, which disappears when I click on it or try anything with it... but that is after I installed the flash player beta...

Yep same here, but this issue started with Ubuntu 7.10. With Ubuntu 7.04 I had no problem, full screen worked the way it was suppose like it does on my Win XP Pro machine. Hopefully this would be solved soon.

[fatbuttlarry]

I'm getting the small window pop-up too, but not for Google Video. For some reason Google video works great. Youtube, which most videos are hosted on does the small window.

I have a "maximize" button on the window which works for now, but it really sucks when something that used to work gets broken! :/

-Tres

[werewolfzx8]

I'm having the same problem. I'm also having a problem with when I adjust sound. Adjusting the sound, or really doing anything besides maximizing the window, causes the window to close.

Edit:
I'm going to try this when I get home:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=600795

[some.hacker]

I have the "small window, and when I click on it the window goes away" problem as well. Any news yet?

[anatole]

Originally Posted by some.hacker I have the "small window, and when I click on it the window goes away" problem as well. Any news yet?

go to system > preferences > advanced desktop settings (you need to have the package compizconfig-settings-manager iirc) and in Utility > Workarounds, uncheck legacy fullscreen support. This even improved the fullscreen stuff on my comp as now i can switch between fullscreen and window during playback.

[luisito]

Originally Posted by anatole go to system > preferences > advanced desktop settings (you need to have the package compizconfig-settings-manager iirc) and in Utility > Workarounds, uncheck legacy fullscreen support. This even improved the fullscreen stuff on my comp as now i can switch between fullscreen and window during playback.

Interesting. I tried this and now my video goes fullscreen for one tenth of a second and then it immediately closes and comes back to the original youtube page.