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Flash Player 10.3.183.7 Released

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August 25, 2011
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This release addresses compatibility issues that were encountered with Flash Player 10.3.183.5. These include:

Flash Player 10.3.183.5 Shared library/gotoAndPlay() or gotoAndStop() bug (2940617)
Textfields are displaying text vertically in 10.3.183.5 release (2941694)
Massive Animation Slowdown following install of FP 10.3.183.5 (2941759)
Flash Player 10.3.183.5 MSI installers do not install Windows Control Panel applet (2940568)
Flash player 10.3 displays a black screen (2943064)
Sound repeating and building up bug (2941616)
Flash applications at certain websites (http://www.justin.tv, http://heylenmichel.de) now load correctly (2939645, 2944081)

You can download this release from the following pages:

Get Flash Player

Alternate Flash Player Download Page

Google Chrome users

Until Google Chrome is updated with the latest version, advanced users can manually change the version of Flash Player by following this KB article:

I am a developer, designer, or advanced user that creates or tests Flash content. How can I run debugger or alternate versions of Flash Player in Google Chrome?

Additional details regarding this release can be found here:

Flash Player Release Notes

As always, please let us know if you encounter any difficulties by posting on this thread or over at bugbase.adobe.com.

Developer Note:

Please note that users will not be automatically prompted to download and install this build if they are already at 10.3.183.5. Users below 10.3.183.5 will be prompted at their normal auto update interval. If your applications have been effected by an issue with 10.3.183.5, and you'd like to prompt your users to update, we recommend you use SWFObject. More details on accomplishing this can be found on the following pages:

Detecting Flash Player versions and embedding SWF files with SWFObject2

SWFObject Documentation

SWFObject: Javascript Flash Player detection and embed script

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davidhealy77

New Participant

I am still getting no word wrap in dynamic multiline textfields. I have unistalled and reinstalled lastest plugin.

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Anonymous

Hi,

As of 8/30/2011 - we are still experiencing text display issue. Now that all text renders, it seems that the multiline text is being cutoff (at single line).

I have attached a screenshot of the issue - notice how the "Why Smart People Do Dumb Things..." title is forced a single line. The text field's formatted as a "Multiline" property.

Please advise.

Thanks,

Niraj

chris.campbell

Author

Community Manager

niraj.swami wrote:
Hi,
As of 8/30/2011 - we are still experiencing text display issue. Now that all text renders, it seems that the multiline text is being cutoff (at single line).
Please advise.
Thanks,
Niraj

Hi Niraj,

Could you take a look at the following bug and see if it also applies in your case? If so, I would like to recommend you vote and comment for it.

[Platform_Windows]Some multiline dynamic text getting cut off to single line instead of wrapping

Thanks,

Chris

A

Anonymous

I have a custom drop down component that is not calculating the textfield height properly when they are multi-line. The component is moved off stage so it can animate on to the screen and that seems to be the problem. The drop down items are added when off screen and this causes the height property to not update immediately after adding text. Everything does work when the textfields are added when the component is on the screen.

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shlomi

Participating Frequently

Hello

It seems that the performance issue was not solved completly.

It looks like our flash based wizard consumes memory without freeing it
It looks like animation freezes when using Javascript setInterval at the same time
This issue is IE related

URL: http://www.snapily.com

You can see the animation freeze each time the testemonial changes (using JQuery)

chris.campbell

Author

Community Manager

shlomi wrote:
Hello
It seems that the performance issue was not solved completly.
It looks like our flash based wizard consumes memory without freeing it
It looks like animation freezes when using Javascript setInterval at the same time
This issue is IE related
URL: http://www.snapily.com
You can see the animation freeze each time the testemonial changes (using JQuery)

Hello,

Would you mind opening a new bug report on this issue over at bugbase.adobe.com? Please post back with the URL and I'll follow up internally.

Thanks,

Chris

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Anonymous

'Textfields are displaying text vertically in 10.3.183.5 release (2941694)'

I've updated to 10.3.183.7 but I still have a dynamic textfield rendering bug: it's now multiline no wrap, although it's selected as multiline.

I'm running on a Mac 10.6.8.

* UPDATE *

Fixed. Remember to uninstall Flash Player, before you upgrade to the new player.

S_Kolp

New Participant

Thanks.

S_Kolp

New Participant

Where is the offline installer? The mentioned download page offers only a loader that doesn't work in offline environment.

chris.campbell

Author

Community Manager

S.Kolp wrote:
Where is the offline installer? The mentioned download page offers only a loader that doesn't work in offline environment.

Please see the following FAQ:

Where can I find direct downloads of Flash Player for Windows or Macintosh?

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hollums

New Participant

FYI - Thank you, Chris. Your clear communication and screenshots removed the guesswork and soothed the disposition of this weary user. For 2 weeks I've stumbled long with no Flash Player while I tried every fix published in this forum. I just got Flash Player 10.3.183.7 to work after following these instructions: Enabling Flash Player in Internet Explorer 9. You're a lifesaver and we appreciate your efforts on our behalf!

I'm using 32-bit IE9 with Vista.

Note to fellow users: I almost disregarded this fix because I'd tried an earlier one with instructions to flip from 'Disabled' to 'Enable'. The first fix didn't help because I was already 'Enabled'. I knew I couldn't come whining to the forum unless I'd tried every suggestion so I followed the instructions in Enabling Flash Player in Internet Explorer 9 and to my surprise I was 'Disabled'. Just 'Enable' and Bob's your Uncle!

Am I the only one surprised at our dependence on Flash Player? I'd say 8 of 10 websites wanted to install it for me.

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monty866

Participating Frequently

hello

I have tried everything you have sent, every link, but I cannot get it to work in windows IE ver 9 256 bit--I do not have a 32 bit, I have the 256 bit and a 64 bit.

I cannot download one from MS because when I do, it tells me it is not compatible with my 32/64 bit OS

so, I am able to view video perfectly on everysite in firefox browser, but not in IE----in IE I get sound and no picture, or flashes of pictures

shockplayer is enabled, and activex filtering is disabled

what else can I do to get it to work in IE? do you have a link for a 32 bit browser ver 9? all I have is a 256 bit ver 9 browser and that was after IE updated a few monthsago

Pleaes give me whatever info you can, but I have tried everything, and nothing works

regards

JP

chris.campbell

Author

Community Manager

monty866 wrote:
hello
I have tried everything you have sent, every link, but I cannot get it to work in windows IE ver 9 256 bit--I do not have a 32 bit, I have the 256 bit and a 64 bit.
I cannot download one from MS because when I do, it tells me it is not compatible with my 32/64 bit OS
so, I am able to view video perfectly on everysite in firefox browser, but not in IE----in IE I get sound and no picture, or flashes of pictures
shockplayer is enabled, and activex filtering is disabled
what else can I do to get it to work in IE? do you have a link for a 32 bit browser ver 9? all I have is a 256 bit ver 9 browser and that was after IE updated a few monthsago
Pleaes give me whatever info you can, but I have tried everything, and nothing works
regards
JP

JP,

I responded via private message. Please let me know how it works for you.

Thanks,

Chris

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iroesler

New Participant

This version still shows the same known mouse cursor issues on Safari 5.1:

- once a cursor has been hidden with Mouse.hide there's no way to bring it back with Mouse.show

- custom native cursors (MouseCursorData) remain unavailable on Safari 5.1

Is there any chance that these bugs are going to be fixed in the near future, and, if yes, when?

chris.campbell

Author

Community Manager

iroesler wrote:
This version still shows the same known mouse cursor issues on Safari 5.1:
- once a cursor has been hidden with Mouse.hide there's no way to bring it back with Mouse.show
- custom native cursors (MouseCursorData) remain unavailable on Safari 5.1
Is there any chance that these bugs are going to be fixed in the near future, and, if yes, when?

There are a number of fixes for mouse cursors going into our future releases. I would strongly recommend either entering new bugs (if ones do not exist) or voting for existing bugs at bugbase.adobe.com. If you haven't already, you might want to give our beta 2 release a try to see if it resolves some of the problems.

Bug 2918699 - [Platform_Mac] [Lion 10.7] Custom native mouse cursor isn't animating properly on Mac 10.7 .

Thanks,

Chris

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M_A_S_T_

Participating Frequently

We have a few notes and comments/open questions.

> Please note that users will not be automatically prompted to download and install this build if they are already at 10.3.183.5.

If the update is not automatically prompted on all systems, then why distributing it at all?

> Users below 10.3.183.5 will be prompted at *their* normal auto update interval.

What is *our* "normal auto update interval"? The control panel does not allow reading or setting this preference!

The preference "check for updates automatically (recommended)" hardly ever worked for us.

We expect to be prompted when the update has been detected, downloaded, and ready to be installed.

However, we learn about the existence of updates via the press, and have to install manually!

Further, the button "check now" redirects to a web page that does *not* include a download.

> If your applications have been effected by an issue with 10.3.183.5,

> and you'd like to prompt your users to update, [omissis]

You are clearly doing every conceivable effort to make it hard for us to update.

Please change.

M.A.S.T.

chris.campbell

Author

Community Manager

M.A.S.T. wrote:
We have a few notes and comments/open questions.
> Please note that users will not be automatically prompted to download and install this build if they are already at 10.3.183.5.
If the update is not automatically prompted on all systems, then why distributing it at all?
> Users below 10.3.183.5 will be prompted at *their* normal auto update interval.
What is *our* "normal auto update interval"? The control panel does not allow reading or setting this preference!
The preference "check for updates automatically (recommended)" hardly ever worked for us.
We expect to be prompted when the update has been detected, downloaded, and ready to be installed.
However, we learn about the existence of updates via the press, and have to install manually!
Further, the button "check now" redirects to a web page that does *not* include a download.
> If your applications have been effected by an issue with 10.3.183.5,
> and you'd like to prompt your users to update, [omissis]
You are clearly doing every conceivable effort to make it hard for us to update.
Please change.
M.A.S.T.

Hi M.A.S.T,

We're distributing this because many buisinesses were impacted by compatibility problems with the past release. Flash Player's auto update mechanism is staggered, with an individual system checking for updates periodically. The Global Notificiations Settings panel should allow you to change the interval, if you find this isn't working as expected please feel free to add a new bug over at bugbase.adobe.com.

While pushing every update to all systems sounds optimal, we are aware that this action, especially shortly after a previous release, can cause confusion and trepidation with a large number of users. We're working to resolve this, and will hopefully have a new solution in place in a future release.

We do have a blog/feed that will be updated when releases occur. I apologize that it wasn't updated immediately for this last release, but we've rectified that and now have it as a step on our release checklist. Please see the following FAQ for more details:

Is there a way to be automatically notified when a new Flash Runtime release is made?

As for purposely trying to make it difficult for you to upgrade I can assure you that's exactly the opposite of what we want. For many users, they will get the 183.7 release as part of their normal upgrade cycle. If your site is impacted by the 183.5 issues, then adding the version check via SWFObject should be straight forward. If it isn't, please let me know. The more details you can give the better.

Thanks,

Chris

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M_A_S_T_

Participating Frequently

...

Adobe introduced a locally installed preference panel with flash v 10.3. Therefore, it is not clear to us why would anyone want to (1) open the internet browser again, (2) connect to an Adobe's site again, (3) connect to the "Global Settings Panel" in that site again, and finally (4) set one's own *local* preference for the timing of automatic update check.

Further, if one opens Adobe's local preference panel, and explicitly checks for updates, the panel ought to display the latest version number in addition to the installed version, with no need to click a button that automatically opens the internet browser and connects to an Adobe's page.

We remark that the above two procedures are not one and the same. The first is concerned with setting the timing of automatic update check, the latter is concerned with manually checking for updates.

Finally, if one wants or needs to update *now*, why being forced to wait 7 days? One ought to be able to set this preference to "every day", if one wants or needs to, and be prompted when ready to install, letting the system download the update automatically, with no need to follow links on the internet.

Such simple problems have been around for a long time now, and also are the underlying cause of security problems. Related problems of functionality and security affect the pdf Reader, because the updates to flash player are not immediately followed by a corresponding update of the built-in flash player in the Reader. It would be wise to either remove the built-in flash engine from the pdf reader, allowing people to select an external engine, or blend the flash plugin and pdf reader plugin into one, and ensure that this single plug-in is always up to date.

Best regards,

M.A.S.T.

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