Debug Flash Player For Mac



Debug Flash Player For Mac

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  2. Debug Flash Player For Macbook

Adobe has a debug version of flash player which lets you view the flash log messages when you run a flash file in your browser like Firefox. It does not work in Google Chrome as Chrome comes with its own flash player.

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Here are the steps to view flash logs using Firefox on Mac:

Note: Beginning with the Flash Player 9 Update, Flash Player ignores the TraceOutputFileName property and stores the flashlog.txt file in a hard-coded location based on operating system. For more information, see the section on log file location listed below. Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.5.31.2 for Mac, Linux and Windows. Users of Adobe AIR for Mac and SDK (including AIR for iOS ) should update to Adobe AIR 3.5.0.600.

  1. First download Flash player plugin content debugger from flashplayer download page. Here is how the download link looks:
  2. Install the downloaded player. You may have to close all browsers before that.
  3. Visit Flash version in your Firefox browser to see if debug version is installed.
    Look for the the string “Debug Player: Yes”. If you find it that means you have installed the debug player correctly.
  4. Create a flash file which prints some log message. I have created a small flash file using this haxe code which prints log messages using trace. Clone the project and look at the README for instructions on how to generate flash using haxe nme. I’m embedding the flash swf file here.
    Assuming you are viewing this page in Firefox (with debug flash version), Click on anywhere in the small blue box. This will print log message using trace.
  5. The log can be viewed in file /Users/[userid]/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/Logs/flashlog.txt
    Here is how log looks for few clicks:
  6. There are times when you have to debug flash code (generated from haxe in our case) in browser env. Debugging using flash log can be pretty useful in such cases.

Also note that once you install flash debug version, you may see more error messages than normal even for flash content on other sites. Since Google Chrome has its own flash player, it can be pretty handy to run a flash file in regular flash player. So you don’t have to go through install/uninstall cycles of flash debug/regular player.

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Flash Player is integrated with Google Chrome as Pepper plug-in. Sometimes, it's necessary for developers to install the Content Debugger to debug their code. These instructions outline how to install and enable the Content Debugger.

Debug Flash Player For Mac

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Debug Flash Player

If you have issues with integrated Flash Player plug-in in Chrome, report the issue to Google.

  1. Go to https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html and download the Content Debugger installer for the OS in use (Mac OS or Windows).

    If installing the Content Debugger for Mac OS, note the version number.

  2. Proceed with installing Flash Player Content Debugger.

  1. At the prompt, type the launch command in the following syntax:

    <path to chrome app> --ppapi-flash-path=<path to PPAPI plugin> --ppapi-flash-version=<PPAPI Version Installed>

    For example:

    /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome --ppapi-flash-path=/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/PepperFlashPlayer/PepperFlashPlayer.plugin --ppapi-flash-version=19.0.0.185

  2. To confirm that Chrome is using the Content Debugger, navigate to http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html.

  3. The results indicate that the debug version is in use:

    Your system information
    Your Flash Version19.0.0.185 (debug version)
    Your browser nameGoogle Chrome (PPAPI)
    Your Operating System (OS)Macintosh (OSX)

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  1. In the address field, type the following and press enter: chrome://plugins

  2. Click Details and scroll down to the Flash section.

  3. Disable the integrated Pepper version by clicking Disable. The Location of the integrated version is in the Programs Files directory path.

  4. To confirm Chrome is using the Content Debugger, launch Chrome and navigate to http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html.

  5. The results indicate that the debug version is in use:

    Your system information
    Your Flash Version19.0.0.185 (debug version)
    Your browser nameGoogle Chrome (PPAPI)
    Your Operating System (OS)Windows (Windows 7)