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Hi   !

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

• Click the menu button , click Help and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

• On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
• On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
• On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
  (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

Hello!

Thank you for your quick reply. I tried all of the Troubleshoot above but unfortunately none of them did the trick. The best chance I had was to update VLC Web Plugin. Compared to my desktop (where te problem doesn't occur) this plugin wasn't up to date but after updating it still happen.

Are there any other options I can try?

For me, it uses Flash and the player looks totally different (screen shot attached). I wonder why yours is using VLC or whatever that is? (Usually a right-click on the player can help you identify a specific plugin or that it's Firefox built-in HTML5 player.)

Hi again   !
Would you consider this add-on:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mfull/

And you probably already know this, but just in case:
'How to make Firefox and websites go full screen':   http://mzl.la/1xKsUrA

I tried to disable plugins to troubleshoot the problem. It seemed that without the VLC Web Plugin and Shockwave Flash combined the video wouldn't play. That doesn't mean that the VLC plugin is the issue here. A right click showed that Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.205 is running the video.

TimmvG said

Hello! Thank you for your quick reply. I tried all of the Troubleshoot above but unfortunately none of them did the trick. The best chance I had was to update VLC Web Plugin. Compared to my desktop (where te problem doesn't occur) this plugin wasn't up to date but after updating it still happen. Are there any other options I can try?

It might even be a good idea to disable the   VLC Web Player plugin   (set it to   'never activate')   and exit/restart Firefox.

TimmvG said

I tried to disable plugins to troubleshoot the problem. It seemed that without the VLC Web Plugin and Shockwave Flash combined the video wouldn't play. That doesn't mean that the VLC plugin is the issue here. A right click showed that Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.205 is running the video.

The erroneous permission linkage between Flash and VLC should be fixed in Firefox 51; until then, I'm keeping them on Ask to Activate.

From time to time, we see different control bars on Flash for reasons I couldn't explain. Maybe someone else will recognize the issue.

Happy112 said

Hi again   !
Would you consider this add-on:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mfull/
And you probably already know this, but just in case:
'How to make Firefox and websites go full screen':   http://mzl.la/1xKsUrA

I tried that earlier but that doesn't work either. It'll only make the adress bar disapear

I tried to disable the VLC plugin but they (flash and VLC) are shutting each other out. For example when I deactivate the vlc plugin and only activate the flash plugin the video plays. But when I look at the plugins the vlc plugin is activated again even though I deactivated it. So I think they really need to work together in order to play the video in the first place.

TimmvG said

I tried that earlier but that doesn't work either. It'll only make the adress bar disapear

Sure wish I had known that you do not want the address bar to disappear,   for then I would have told you right away when I tried that
southpark.cc.com :    I used the zoom feature and that worked like a charm,   but it didn't make the address bar disappear.
So, I thought:  "Nah;   can't tell him to use the zoom feature   ....   "
Go ahead and try it   !

My bad, I played a random video and not the one shown in your screenshot. For that one, I get a link out to Hulu because it's not available through the site. (Screen shot attached.) So that's even more puzzling... I'm in California, in case it matters.

Happy112 said

TimmvG said

I tried that earlier but that doesn't work either. It'll only make the adress bar disapear

Sure wish I had known that you do not want the address bar to disappear,   for then I would have told you right away when I tried that
southpark.cc.com :    I used the zoom feature and that worked like a charm,   but it didn't make the address bar disappear.
So, I thought:  "Nah;   can't tell him to use the zoom feature   ....   "
Go ahead and try it   !

Well thanks for you solution. I'm sorry but that's not the solution I'm looking for. I just can't understand why the control bar of the flashplayer is different from all the other flashplayers. I just want to get the right control bar with the fullscreen option.

jscher2000 said

My bad, I played a random video and not the one shown in your screenshot. For that one, I get a link out to Hulu because it's not available through the site. (Screen shot attached.) So that's even more puzzling... I'm in California, in case it matters.

The problem occurs on every episode. It's not just the one I posted. But yes there are some episodes that are banned depending on the continent/country.

I was already in bed, thinking how I don't even like  Southpark,   and then thinking:   "this control bar problem is not a Firefox issue,  but should be fixed by the owners of the site."
And here's how you can contact them at their email-address:
info@southpark.cc.com
Good idea   ?

Just took another good look at that marked screenshot you provided and I now realize that my previous remark about the control bar problem was a very, very dumb remark   !   Must have been half asleep, but that's no excuse; I appologize   !

No need to apologize. We are all trying to help here which I very much appreciate. I will contact southpark. Thank you very much!