Software-update: Adobe Flash Player 9.0.21.55 beta

Emmy Huang, Program Manager van de Flash-speler bij Adobe, heeft op haar weblog te kennen gegeven dat de eerste bètaversie van Flash player 9 voor Linux beschikbaar is gesteld. Afgelopen dinsdag werd bekend dat Adobe al een aantal maanden hard bezig is geweest om voor Linux een nieuwe Flash Player te ontwikkelen, waar de nieuwe 9.0.21.55-release de eerste publieke bètaversie van is. Deze eerste Linux-variant van Adobe Flash Player kan vanaf deze pagina gedownload worden en kent een groot aantal verbeteringen ten opzichte van de huidige Flash-versie. Welke dat precies zijn kan hieronder gelezen worden:

A prerelease build of Flash Player 9 Update for the Linux platform is now available. Flash Player 9 Update for Linux currently does not include full-screen mode and complete SSL support (SSL support is currently available in the Linux Plugin but not the Linux Standalone Player). Full-screen mode and SSL support will be available in the final release. The current Linux build is 9.0.21.55.

The Adobe Flash Player team is working on support for 64-bit platforms as part of our ongoing commitment to the cross-platform compatibility of Adobe Flash Player. We have not announced timing or release dates.

Known Issues - Linux

• Full-screen mode is not available for the Linux player yet. This feature will be implemented for the final release.
• SSL support is not available in the Linux Standalone Player. This feature will be implemented for the final release.
• Express Install is an unsupported feature due to the variety of Linux platforms, each handling the Adobe Flash Player plug-in installation in different ways.
• The plugin does not currently work in Opera browsers. We are working with Opera on these issues.
• Artifacts may appear when video initially plays.
• System fonts may appear differently between Linux distributions. Formatting issues may result.
• AMF3 connections do not work over RTMP. (186958)
• Right clicking outside of Flash Player while the context menu is displayed doesn't make the context menu disappear. Workaround: Left-click to turn off the context menu. (187957)
• IME is not available (no international text input). (184489)
• Acrobat Connect Add-In installation is not working at this time. (188318)
• The Standalone Player is available in English only. (184237)