Flash Player 9 Update includes all of the features from the release versions of Flash Player 9 (9.0.16.0 and 9.0.20.0) for supported platforms. In addition to bug fixes and minor enhancements, this release introduces support for full screen mode in the web player and support for Windows Vista. These release notes document known issues related to the beta versions of Flash Player 9 Update.

The Windows web players and Macintosh Universal Binary web player were updated on October 18, 2006. The current build number for these players is 9.0.21.75. Please uninstall any versions of the Flash Player before updating your installation.

Known Issues

• The standalone player cannot self-register SWF and FLV file associations under Vista without administrator privileges. Workaround: Users should launch SAFlashPlayer.exe once with administrator privileges by right-clicking on the EXE and selecting “Run as administrator” so it can correctly set the registry properties. (183319)

Fixed Issues

• MovieClip.currentLabel behavior inconsistent with MovieClip.currentLabels. Returns null, but correct label name is expected. (169127)
• Setting stage.mouseChildren or stage.tabChildren to false does not disable mouse interaction for the stage's children. (175090)
• Method closures do not work as keys in a Dictionary. (177261)
• Pixel-snapped FlashType has incorrect spacing when scaled as compared to changing the point size of the font. (174530)
• Non-integer letter-spacing values in CSS corrupts text field rendering. Floating point values for letter-spacing in CSS are now supported. Previously, non-integer values were not handled correctly and text would not draw as expected. (182482)
• When the hitTestState of a SimpleButton is the same as any of the visible states, moving the SimpleButton instance will result in screen artifacts. Workaround: use a different shape instance for the hitTestState. (172822)
• When calling out to ExternalInteface for FSCommand various timer related events, such as "enter frame," no longer trigger. (178286)
• Pixel-based grid fitting does not work for Flash Player 9.0.20.0 for PowerPC or Intel-based Macintosh computers in Rosetta mode. Pixel-based grid fitting works in native mode on Intel-based Macs. Designers and developers that are using pixel-based grid fitting for Flash Type should use native mode on Intel-based Macs or the PowerPC version 9.0.16.0 if developing and viewing content on a PowerPC system. (180560)
• Crash in ActiveX control related to onSoundCompletion handling. (177131)
• When opening 2 window instances of IE 7 with 2 tabs each, crash will occur with binary socket connection. (186530)
• Clicking play/pause button in a Google video opens another IE window and new window crashes. (184274)
• Player crashes when parent MovieClip destroyed using a onSetFocus event handler. (187080)
• Safari dropping frames and playing video poorly in full-screen mode (PPC & Mactel). (187776)
• Dynamic TextField prints as a solid box when using embedded fonts and set for anti-alias for readability. (187087)
• Setting selectable=false on a TextField doesn't prevent keyboard selection. (186835)
• RegExp .index property isn't double byte aware. (186337)
• Artifacts when initially playing + video stream freeze when selecting second video clip. (186435)
• Alpha channel rendering issue when rendering video containing an alpha channel, followed by another asset on the same stream without an alpha channel. (183860)

Program Information Category: Tools and Utilities Type: Free Version: 9.0.21.75 beta Size: 4.3MB Works on: Windows Product page: here