Windows 10 reached EOS (end of support) on October 14, 2025. If you are on Windows 10, see this article.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More
Lolu chungechunge lwabekwa kunqolobane. Uyacelwa ubuze umbuzo omusha uma udinga usizo.
Okugcinwe kunqolobane

.SWF widget not showing in Firefox?

I-Firefox Troubleshooting
cor-el replied
jayhorne3
jayhorne3

Hello, I run a website and having an issue with a widget that I purchased. The widget works in IE, Chrome but does not show in Firefox. I am trying to run a widget that uses .swf url and have read many issues with the .swf files in firefox. I have tried to handle this with swfobject and tried for a couple of days to figure out what coding needs to be added to support firefox but can not figure it out. Please help!

The coding of the object is defined below:

<object width="172" height="163"> 

 <param name="movie" value="http://cdn.onlinecountdowns.com/w/_005.swf"/>
 <param name="flashvars" value="eid=98619"/>
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/>
 <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" />
 <embed src="http://cdn.onlinecountdowns.com/w/_005.swf"
        type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always"
        width="172" height="163"
        flashvars="eid=98619" wmode="transparent"/>
 </embed>

</object>

Hello, I run a website and having an issue with a widget that I purchased. The widget works in IE, Chrome but does not show in Firefox. I am trying to run a widget that uses .swf url and have read many issues with the .swf files in firefox. I have tried to handle this with swfobject and tried for a couple of days to figure out what coding needs to be added to support firefox but can not figure it out. Please help! The coding of the object is defined below: <object width="172" height="163"> <param name="movie" value="http://cdn.onlinecountdowns.com/w/_005.swf"/> <param name="flashvars" value="eid=98619"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <embed src="http://cdn.onlinecountdowns.com/w/_005.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" width="172" height="163" flashvars="eid=98619" wmode="transparent"/> </embed> </object>

All Replies (2)

guigs
guigs

Hi jayhorne3, Please post your question to stackoverflow.com or the developer of the widget. They will know best how to make the widget compatible with Firefox. Our web compatibility team is a great resource as well at http://webcompat.com

I hope this helps.

cor-el
cor-el
  • Umongameli

The widget works for me. 

data:text/html;charset=utf-8;base64,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

You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window