Hi Neil, What you have done so fare sounds good. So here is the next avenue. :-) After this comes the even more dramatic complete removal and reinstall of Firefox! But for now, give this a try:
1) Uninstall the iViewFox Add-On -- this can be done from the Tools => Add-ons window. 2) Restart Firefox. 3) Re-install iViewFox. Be careful at this stage to note any prompts to enter a Terminal command. I think you only get one chance at this. (Unless this step is superseded in the new versions - who knows.) 4) Restart Firefox. 5) Try an iView download Please let me know how that goes. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-03-28, at 11:38, Neil Houghton wrote: > > Hi Carlo, > > I should have said, I had tried tried restarting firefox several times - in > fact I had to restart is every time I upgraded or downgraded the iViewFox > add-in. > > Anyway, I DID shut off the computer overnight and rebooted this morning - > realise that there is no logical need for this, but I like to shut down > every month or so (not sure why - seem to recall someone saying it was a > good idea, now & then) and so I figured why not ;o) > > I don't think the problem is specific to version 1.2.8 - as I said I've > tried going back to a few other versions without success - so it almost > seems like it's not so much the actual upgrade version that is the problem - > more like some other component/preference/setting what-have-you that is not > part of the upgrade but was changed by the upgrade. > > One other thing I remembered - don't know if it is relevant - even when it > was working, the operation of iViewFox was not always consistent - sometimes > when it launched and you saved the stream it then stopped the stream playing > in the browser (which is logical - if you are downloading, you are probably > not wanting to simultaneously view) - but then other times the stream kept > playing whilst the file was downloading (until you stopped the playback or > shut the window). I'm not sure, but restarting Firefox may have changed this > aspect - I didn't pay that much attention since the downloads worked either > way. > > Anyway, saving the stream no longer works and restarting (both Firefox and > the computer) has not solved the problem so, yes, I'm open to suggestions of > "another avenue". > > > Cheers > > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@possumology.com > > > > > on 27/3/11 9:29 PM, cm at cm200...@gmail.com wrote: > >> >> Hi Neil, >> >> Just to be certain, I will upgrade to iViewFox version 1.2.8 some time soon >> and let you know how it goes. I wouldn't bother rebooting OS X for a browser >> plugin problem, restarting the browser should be sufficient. But then there >> is no resisting the appeal of voodoo. :-) >> >> I should have mentioned that I get the non-downloading behaviour of iViewFox >> every time a plugin updates itself. I fix this by restarting FireFox — not >> just closing and reopening the window, but quitting FireFox and ensuring it >> is >> not running in the background by checking the Dock. If that does not work >> please let me know as I have another avenue you could try. >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 27/03/2011, at 21:00, Neil Houghton <n...@possumology.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Carlo, >>> >>> Thanks for that - at least I know it SHOULD be working. >>> >>> OK I've gone back to the latest 1.2.8 >>> >>> OK my set-up is now: >>> >>> IViewFox - version 1.2.8 >>> Firefox - version 3.6.16 >>> OSX - 10.6.5 (I'm a bit too busy to upgrade OSX, at present) >>> >>> Just tried again - but still no joy - iView works fine but it just plays - >>> no prompt to save. >>> >>> Yes, the add-on IS enabled ;o) >>> >>> >>> >>> Not sure about the terminal bit: >>> >>> I did run it originally - then, as I say, it was all working. >>> >>> Subsequent upgrades did not prompt me to re-run the terminal command - BUT >>> one of my recent reverted re-installations DID give the prompt screen again >>> - and I DID run the command as prompted. >>> >>> The latest upgrade (back to 1.2.8) has NOT prompted me to run a terminal >>> command. >>> >>> I might just try quitting everything and re-booting the iMac (voodoo time) >>> >>> >>> Any more ideas gratefully received ;o) >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> Neil >>> -- >>> Neil R. Houghton >>> Albany, Western Australia >>> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 >>> Email: n...@possumology.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> on 27/3/11 8:27 PM, cm at cm200...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi Neil, >>>> >>>> Yes, I was just this minute using iViewFox version 1.2.7 to download >>>> "Midsomer >>>> Murders". I am using Firefox version 3.6.16. I had the same problem some >>>> weeks >>>> ago when I updated to a version of iViewFox-- from memory it was 1.1.21 but >>>> I >>>> could be wrong. I too reverted to 1.1.20 at the time. The successive update >>>> was also flawed (it may have been 1.1.22) but the next version after that >>>> worked fine. >>>> >>>> You can check the version you are running by going to the Firefox menu and >>>> selecting Tools => Add-Ons. All your plug-ins (called add-ons in the >>>> Firefox >>>> interface) will then be listed with version numbers. >>>> >>>> I suggest you go to the iViewFox site and get the latest version, namely >>>> 1.2.8 >>>> and reinstall. Don't forget the command that must be issued from Terminal >>>> on >>>> the first use, but you will be prompted to enter that. >>>> >>>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/iviewfox/ >>>> >>>> By the way, I have not yet upgraded to Firefox 4.0, but the iViewFox site >>>> claims that iViewFox works with Firefox version 4.0. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Carlo >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2011-03-27, at 20:09, Neil Houghton wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Anybody on the list using iviewfox to download iview programs? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've been using it a fair bit and it used to work very well - then a >>>>> little >>>>> while back it stopped working - just after an update of the iviewfox >>>>> add-on >>>>> - so I reverted to the previous version of the add-on and it all worked >>>>> just >>>>> fine again - so after that I just declined to update the add-on. >>>>> >>>>> But then, in a moments inattention, I gave it the go-ahead to update the >>>>> add-on - and, yes, it's broken again. >>>>> >>>>> I should just say that "broken" means that when I tell iview to play an >>>>> episode - it just goes ahead and plays it - iviewfox does not kick-in and >>>>> open up a dialogue box to save the stream. >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, I can no longer remember which was the last version which >>>>> worked OK - I have tried reverting to various versions though and it makes >>>>> no difference - maybe one of the updates changed something else. >>>>> >>>>> I have googled a bit and looked in the iviewfox forums - but none of the >>>>> posts seems to cover my situation. >>>>> >>>>> Obviously, the majority of the posters are Windows based - so I thought >>>>> I'd >>>>> give the list a try to see if anyone had any experience/ideas. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Neil >>>>> -- >>>>> Neil R. 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