Problem description: After switching systems, I found that I’d moved to the new Chrome 6. I wanted to use the debug version of the flashplayer plugin, so I installed “flashplayer 10.1 plugin debug” as usual. Once it was installed, I restarted Chrome and opened http://www.flashplayerversion.com/ and saw that the version was the latest one — but it wasn’t the debug version. That struck me as odd. Later I went into the Control Panel and uninstalled the flash plugin outright, but Chrome could still play flash! It turns out that both Chrome 5 and Chrome 6 ship with flashplayer built in, and it’s the latest version. That’s a good thing in itself, but for flash developers what’s needed is the debug build of fp, so you have to find a way to swap Chrome’s built-in fp for the debug version.

Flash SwitcherLets Firefox switch between different versions of the Flashplayer plugin, for compatibility debugging. This extension allows you to easily switch from one flash player plugin version to another, or also to remove or save the currently installed plugin (maybe for testing the express install). Once installed you will find the “flash switcher” icon in the Firefox statusbar at bottom right (and also in the Tools Firefox menu). Click on it and a list of available options will appear.

Last time I posted a Flash debug tool, Arthropod. Now here’s an addition — one of the most feature-packed, most usable Flash Debug tools: De MonsterDebugger. Right now Huoshan is using this debug tool.

Arthropod is a Flash debug tool. Its main feature: developers just need to call its Debug.log(“×××”); method to write relevant logs for easier debugging. The author is currently busy working on version 2.0. The new version will have an improved UI and some new features, making it more usable. The author plans to make Arthropod the undisputed choice for a Flash debugger.