XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:29:41 -0600, Char   
   Jackson  wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:50:21 -0500, micky    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>Since I first posted, I found another video at Custom 0.7, and one at   
   >>Custom 0.6.   
   >>   
   >...   
   >>I looked at another People's Court video on yourtube and the speed was   
   >>1.3, couldn't sllow it down.  They talked too fast for me to follow.   
      
   It turns out it was the Firefox add-on Global Speed.   
      
   >Do you have a link or two? I hope speed-locked videos won't become the   
   >norm.   
      
   Sorry it took so long to get back to you.  I did have a list but it   
   turns out it had nothing to do with specific videos.  I had installed an   
   add-on for Firefox called Global Speed.  I only wanted it because it   
   allows drawing on webpages.  As the name implies, it also controls the   
   speed of videos and even Listen Live from the websites of actual radio   
   stations.  I had assumed I'd have to opt-in when I wanted it to do that,   
   but instead it automatically did it for everything.  I still don't know   
   why it was slower than normal at first and faster later.   
      
   I reviewed the add-on where Firefox provides for reviews and cautioneed   
   people about this, and the author wrote me the next day.  He explained   
   how to turn off the speed control, but keep the drawing. (How to do that   
   is pretty obvious.)   I've drawn on the screen, but haven't tried to   
   save it or show it (email it?) to anyone else (which is the whole   
   point), but I suppose that works and it can be very useful.   All the   
   other screen drawing utilities I've seen have cost money and if I do   
   this once a year it will be a lot.   
      
   There is another flaw in youtube right now, dec 29th 2025, regardless of   
   the browswer aiui.  If you touch the space bar quickly it pauses, or   
   restarts, the video, but if you hold the space bar down even a trifle,   
   it changes it to 2x speed.   Google articles said this could be undone   
   by clicking on the progress bar, or using the arrow keys, but nothing   
   has worked for me except closing the tab and reopening it. Youtube   
   generally keeps track of where you were in the video.   This is a big   
   enough flaw that surely?? youtube will find it and fix it pretty soon.   
      
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