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Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OS X shows as an unknown plugin, yet I got it through mozilla! What's its latest version?

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CrisBCT
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Firefox Plugin check says:

Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OS X Displays PDF documents in the browser. Unknown plugin

yet I got it via Mozilla plugins.

So it's in the Firefox data base. What's the latest version?

Firefox Plugin check says: Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OS X Displays PDF documents in the browser. Unknown plugin yet I got it via Mozilla plugins. So it's in the Firefox data base. What's the latest version?

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CrisBCT
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I understand Mozilla is basically a voluntary organization, so we're fortunate if we get an immediate reply, but this was posted last year - okay, it was only six weeks ago. -:) But I noticed this problem earlier last year, or was it the year before? :-(

This plugin - Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OS X - needs to be added to the recognized by Mozilla list rather than listed as an "Unknown plugin" which needs "Research"

Then it would tell us the version number, and all us inexperienced users would no longer have to wonder.

Many, many thanks.

And great work for this updated Support forum that now allows images to be attached... A much needed addition!

the-edmeister
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Sorry for the delay in getting an answer, but there don't seem to be any advanced level Mac-users helping do support in this forum.
1. Mozilla didn't supply that Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OSX, it is probably part of your PDF reader program, or maybe it came with your Mac operating system.

2. Lack of Plugin version information is something Mozilla has been working on for that Plugin Check page. The problem with fixing it is that there is no standard among Plugin developers for making the version number of their Mozilla Plugin available for Mozilla to locate and display. If you look at your own More system details... in your original posting, you can see the problems Mozilla faces when trying to fix the Plugin Check service. Eight Plugins recognized by this forums software and only the last 2 in the listing reveal the plugin version number to a website - Silverlight and Flash.

  • Displays PDF documents in the browser.
  • Gecko default plugin
  • Runs Java applets using the latest installed versions of Java. For more information: Java Embedding Plugin. Run version test: Java Information.
  • RealPlayer Plugin
  • The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
  • The Flip4Mac WMV Plugin allows you to view Windows Media content using QuickTime.
  • 4.0.50917.0
  • Shockwave Flash 10.1 r102
CrisBCT
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Thanks so much, very helpful reply.

But I can't really report the problem as solved because it isn't! ...

And I didn't receive an email notification of your reply post, even though my email address is indeed correct. How do I update my preferences for this?