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Prevent flash from resizing after zoom

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I am using chrome because of this and vastly prefer firefox, so I hope there is an answer...

There are some flash sites where if I zoom in with chrome the flash also stays zoomed out. Those same size, when I zoom out with Firefox, resize to the original display option. This is a problem for some of my vision impaired clients that need larger characters and we are forced to use chrome.

I have looked in the settings in various locations and haven't managed to locate anything that allows the zoom not to resize. It is particularly frustrating that it stops for a second at the new zoom level then resizes itself.

This has happened for the last ... forever of flash and FF updates. It hasn't ever worked with any combination that I can tell.

Any help?

I am using chrome because of this and vastly prefer firefox, so I hope there is an answer... There are some flash sites where if I zoom in with chrome the flash also stays zoomed out. Those same size, when I zoom out with Firefox, resize to the original display option. This is a problem for some of my vision impaired clients that need larger characters and we are forced to use chrome. I have looked in the settings in various locations and haven't managed to locate anything that allows the zoom not to resize. It is particularly frustrating that it stops for a second at the new zoom level then resizes itself. This has happened for the last ... forever of flash and FF updates. It hasn't ever worked with any combination that I can tell. Any help?

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I've called the big guys to help you. Good luck.


Separate Issue; Your System Details shows;

Installed Plug-ins

Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 11.0.12 Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.1.15
Having more than one version of a program may cause issues. You must remove the older programs. Then get the current full installer.

Adobe Reader Version 2015.008.20082 Note: McAfee Security is offered in the download.

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Thanks for escalating and thanks for catching that extra install!

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RodgerW said

There are some flash sites where if I zoom in with chrome the flash also stays zoomed out. Those same size, when I zoom out with Firefox, resize to the original display option. ... It is particularly frustrating that it stops for a second at the new zoom level then resizes itself.

I'm having trouble visualizing this problem.

In the past, users have posted links to sites where there is a problem in Firefox with zoom and Flash, where the Flash player appears to be a fixed size and zooming the page enlarges or shrink your view of the player (more or less of the player is cut off). For example: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/982893#answer-521292 (Forest Temple game as of Jan. 2014)

I can't tell whether you have that issue or something different. Is there a particular page you would want us to look at for discussion?