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[Bug 272010] Re: Some plugins lack proper ubufox integration (Was: confusing plugin selection dialog)

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From: Alexander Sack <asac@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:23:48 -0000
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** Changed in: ubufox (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Alexander Sack (asac) => Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)

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Title:
  Some plugins lack proper ubufox integration (Was: confusing plugin selection dialog)

Status in “icedtea-gcjwebplugin” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “openjdk-6” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “sun-java5” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “sun-java6” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “totem” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubufox” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  To provide proper integration with ubufox,

1. plugins that use update-alternatives mechanism should also put a link for their binary in

 /usr/share/ubufox/plugins/

and touch all /usr/lib/firefox-3.*/.autoreg that exist in .postinst.

2. All plugins should have a Description and Filename header added to the binary package control, like gnash:

Xb-Npp-Description: The GNU SWF Player (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/)
Xb-Npp-File: libgnashplugin.so

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When encountering a java plugin Firefox offers a confusing dialog:
it gives two options:
1. "GCJ Web Browser Plugin"
2. "The GCJ Web Browser Plugin"

the second options supposedly uses openjdk.

No descriptions are given whatsoever.