I want to install the vlc web plugin for chrome on my mac (Mountain Lion) . I could succesfully do it on Windows by just selecting web plugin at the time of vlc installation. However, on a mac I think the plugin comes as a seperate package. Can someone please tell me how to do it as I have failed after several tries
Until the stable version is released, you can install a recent nightly webplugin from http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/macosx-intel/?C=N;O=A.
It may have bugs, but it works for the few instances I've used it.
There is no compatible VLC browser plugin available on the Mac at this point. We re-wrote it over the cause of the last year and will re-release an entirely new version this spring along with VLC 2.2 for desktop platforms.
This currently works. Here is a step by step guide:
In your browser go to http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/macosx-intel/
and download the latest VLC-webplugin-*.dmg.
Today the latest file appears to be this VLC-webplugin-20150922-0538.dmg
Open the .dmg file (double click, and a popup window will appear), drag the VLC Plugin.plugin to the Internet Plugins shortcut; This location is really /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/
In the Chrome address bar type chrome://flags/#enable-npapi and press Enter/Return.
You will see a list of settings, with a blue link to disable or enable.
Click 'Enable', under 'Enable NPAPI Mac, Windows', (this Enables NPAPI Mac, Windows. It enables the use of NPAPI plugins.)
Restart Chrome
In the Chrome address bar type chrome://plugins/ and press Enter/Return
You should now see 'VLC Web Plugin - Version: 2.2.2'
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I'm using selenium with python. I'm pretty sure my browser updated when I restarted my computer. When I ran my code it gave me an error saying the driver was not up to date with the browser. I went here to download the most recent version. I am using MacOS BTW. When I launched the executable it just gets stuck on "ChromeDriver was started successfully."
I would launch the executable and leave it there for 10 minutes and it would just get stuck on this. How can I fix this?
You'll have to download the same version of the driver as your chrome version.
To check your chrome version:
Click on the 3 dots in the top right corner.
Hover over the help tab and click on About Google Chrome.
You will be able to see your chrome version. Since my chrome version is 88, I would have to download driver version 88.
If you just updated chrome, your version might be 89.
I used to just run the executable but I guess that doesn't work? So according to this post you have to move it manually to the usr/local/bin folder. Going there I deleted the old chromedriver and replaced it with the new one.
I now want to write extension for Safari.
But xCode offers me first make the app, and then add the safari extension.
OK, I created an empty application, started writing my extension, but I have a question. Can I release an extension without reference to the application? I do not understand the process.
I want to just create a safari extension, without reference to a particular application, because my product is a Safari extension, not a application.
I know it's late but somebody else might stumble upon this topic and I think the following information can be useful.
It seems that according to Apple's documentation extensions that are created using Safari Extension Builder will not longer be supported: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Tools/Conceptual/SafariExtensionGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009977-CH1-SW1
Developer-signed Safari extensions are not supported in Safari 12. Safari extensions distributed in the Safari Extension Gallery are deprecated, and Safari 12 is the last release to support them. Safari by default will turn off Safari extensions using canLoad. Instead, use Content Blocker extensions. New submissions to the Safari Extensions Gallery will be accepted until the end of 2018.
So the only way seems to be to
Use Safari app extensions to add features to the Safari browser.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_app_extensions:
this looks like the only way to develop an extension as of today (2018), alas.
There are 2 types of Safari extensions: ones that bundled with a Mac app (Safari App Extensions) and standalone extensions. I belive standalone extensions can be created using Safari Extension Builder (avaliable in Develop menu in Safari), without Xcode. You can learn more about Safari extensions here.
As Safari extension Builder is deprecated, you now use Xcode. Simply, a Safari Extension can either be bundled with an app, or standalone. To start a new standalone extension, that is, not part of a desktop app:
Launch Xcode
Choose File > New > Project
Select the template Safari Extension App in the Other section
Click Next (continue through the normal process to develop your Safari Extension)
Alternatively, if you wanted to add a Safari Extension to your existing project:
Launch Xcode
Open your existing app project
Choose File > New > Target
Select the template Safari Extension App in the Other section
Click Next (continue through the normal process to develop your app including Safari Extension)
An example might be Grammarly whereby you can download a desktop client and Safari extension (in a bundle) for macOS, or you may download the extension as a standalone app from App Store.
I've installed the Apache Flex SDK Installer from https://flex.apache.org/installer.html as you can see from the following image. When I double click it, it does absolutely nothing.
Any help gratefully received, thanks in advance.
You will need to open app contents:
Then find the SDK installer and open with Terminal:
You will then probably been blocked from installing software from an unidentified developer. Go to Systems Preferences > Security & Privacy and click the "Open Anyway" button. You might be asked for your password. Then you might get an error that reads "Unable to load http://flex.apache.org/installer/sdk-installer-config-4.0.xml". Close the installer, then start again. Hopefully the installation will work second time around, it did for me.
Three dropdowns are presented, to select: Flex version; AIR version; and Flash Player version. Ensure these are set to the latest versions (which aren't betas). For me that was: Flex SDk 4.16.0; AIR 26; and Flash Player 26. If you do not do this, when you try to add the SDK to Flash Builder later (via Flash Builder > Preferences > Flash Builder > Installed Flex SDKS > Add...) you will find yourself plagued by the error discussed in this forum thread: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-35289
You will be asked to choose a directory for the installation, one which: 1. is acceptable (although no definition of acceptability is outlined); and 2. is empty. I made a new directory entitled "4.16.0" in /Applications/Adobe\ Flash\ Builder\ 4.7/sdks which the installer was happy with.
After which there were no further problems. Not with the installation anyway. Flash Builder itself failed to open after this. That is a new problem which I asked about, and which was successfully answered here: Flash Builder 4.7 does not open after installing Apache Flex SDK 4.16.0
Aptana studio used to work fine on OS X El Capitan but after updating to Sierra it doesn't work anymore... Can anybody help me fix this? I keep getting a crash log every time screenshot uploaded I open the app. Something I've noticed is that the aptana icon in the applications is a folder and not just a normal app icon. Earlier as I remember it was just a normal app icon on El Capitan. I use aptana on a daily basis as a university student so its vital for me for this to work.
Edit: I have tried a lot of methods including reinstalling java but still it doesn't work. Only way to make it work is to open up the application package and open the terminal executable aptana3. It runs perfectly then but if I launch from the usual app drawer icon it crashes.
This security measure can correct it from System Preferences -> Security and Privacy -> General tab.
By default, Sierra, the option “Allow applications downloaded from does not appear Anywhere “. But with a simple instruction from the command line so we can correct.
Go to the folder Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
In Terminal, enter or copy…
sudo spctl --master-disable
Type your password (it will not appear, however it is present) and press Enter
Click the lock and enter your Administrator password to make changes.
After changing this option, and can install any software, so if compatible with OS 10.12.
Open finder and navigate to "Applications -> Aptana"
Right click on the Aptana executable and click show contents
Navigate to "Content -> MacOS"
Double click click on AptanaStudio3
You will get a popup saying you need legacy Java SE 6
Click "More Info..." button and download and install it (very slow download, just wait it out)
Once installed double click the AptanaStudio icon in step 4 and Aptana Studio 3 will open
You will need to use that as the shortcut as the Aptana icon from installation will still not work.
Good luck.
I have same problem and solved with some workaround.
First download and install java for mac: https://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1572/en_US/javaforosx.dmg
If this not work or you reinstalled aptana after upgrading to sierra I advice to find a old copy of aptana directory and put it to application directory.
I had the same problems on MacOS Sierra; crashing on load, or the JVM error if I launch from within the package contents.
I didn't find any solution to this directly, but instead I installed the latest version of Eclipse first, then installed Aptana from Eclipse. That seems to be working.
In order to use Aptan on El Capitan, first you must install the legacy java 6 version for mac:
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
The only thing is that you won't be able to access it like a normal application on your mac.
To open Aptana you must run:
Applications -> Aptana(right click to "Show package contents") -> Contents -> MacOS -> AptanaStudio3
I am a selenium newbie trying to install selenium ide on my Ubuntu.
This is how i installed -
1. Open Firefox Browser
2. Goto http://seleniumhq.org/download/
3. Click on Download Version 1.9.0
4. Install and Restart Firefox
5. Click on Tools, find Selenium IDE and click to start.
Issue with Selenium IDE -
Selenium IDE is not installed properly, because I see no Menu Bar(File, Edit, Options, Help) when I open the selenium ide. So there is no way I can save, rename etc or access other functions.
Versions that I am using - Ubuntu 12.0.4, Firefox 14.0.1, Selenium ide 1.9.0.
Please let me know if I am not installing ide properly.
I appreciate all tips and pointers on how to fix this or any work around. Also please let me know if you find any information vague or need any more specific details about this issue.
Thanks for your time
Puvi
P.S - I tried uploading a screenshot of Selenium ide with missing menu bar, however, stakoverflow does not let new members upload images till they earn 10 reputations points!!
You can find the menu options on the browser menu itself. Just roll your mouse point over the menu bar of the browser while Selenium IDE's window is opened.
Instead of Firefox's menu options it will show Selenium IDE's Menu options...
The menu options for the Selenium Firefox plugin version 1.7.3 and 1.9.0 appeared for me.
I used Firefox 14.0.1 to test.
Download Selenium IDE 1.7.3 from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/selenium-ide/
Install and Restart
Click Tool (at the top) then click Selenium IDE
Version 1.9.0 is available here.
http://release.seleniumhq.org/selenium-ide/1.9.0/selenium-ide-1.9.0.xpi
If you're still having the issues, then consider creating a new firefox profile and then reinstalling Selenium.
Or you could just install using a portable version of Firefox located here.
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable/