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=== Where we are right now === | === Where we are right now === | ||
Plugins are used by the overwhelming majority of Firefox users, with the most popular plugins being Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Silverlight, and Oracle's Java (in nor particular order). The majority of plugins are run [[Firefox/Projects/OOPP|out of process], and on OSX some plugins that do not have a 64-bit version available are run in 32-bit mode by default, with other 32-bit plugins requiring a browser restart into 32-bit mode. Enhancements for OOPP are out of scope for this document, and are covered in the [[Electrolysis|Electrolysis]] project page. | Plugins are used by the overwhelming majority of Firefox users, with the most popular plugins being Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Silverlight, and Oracle's Java (in nor particular order). The majority of plugins are run [[Firefox/Projects/OOPP|out of process], and on OSX some plugins that do not have a 64-bit version available are run in 32-bit mode by default, with other 32-bit plugins requiring a browser restart into 32-bit mode. Enhancements for OOPP are out of scope for this document, and are covered in the [[Electrolysis|Electrolysis]] project page. | ||
No content plugins are included by default with Firefox. The first time a content with a mime-type that cannot be rendered natively (or does not have a helper application defined) is detected, the user is offered to search for plugins using the Plugin Finder Service (PFS). The plugin finder services maintains a list of the most popular plugins, and provides links to installers of plugins that are defined for a particular mime-type that can be launched from within Firefox. The list of plugins supported by PFS is limited, and finding plugins for lesser-known content/application types can be difficult. | |||
Installed plugins are listed in the plugins page of add-on manager. Users can enable or disable plugins from this location, but there is no other functionality currently available. A limited set of descriptive information is provided in the addons manager and further information is available from about:plugins, but for the majority of users this additional information is of limited value. | |||
Problems with content rendering by plugins, in particular Adobe's Flash, continue to be some of the top reported issues by users. | |||
=== Where we want to be === | === Where we want to be === | ||