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Speed control not working on the new BBC iPlayer
For example: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-66787997.
The keyboard shortcuts don't work. The speed control overlay isn't displayed, either.
I'm on Firefox.
I am also having this issue on Firefox. It seemed to happen after updating to the most recent version of Firefox. When I go to the settings for the extension, there are no saved settings and they are not saved when I go back to the settings page.
When I check Firefox debugger I get this error: "TypeError: storage is undefined"
It seems that there is already permission for storage in the manifest.json. The issue is likely that <link rel="manifest" href="manifest.json" /> is not in the html files which is needed according to this. If this line is added to the <head></head> it may fix it. I can't figure out how to edit the extension code, so maybe someone else can.
I found this at the bottom of the settings:
"Extension controls not appearing?
This extension is only compatible with HTML5 audio and video. If you don't see the controls showing up, chances are you are viewing a Flash content. If you want to confirm, try right-clicking on the content and inspect the menu: if it mentions flash, then that's the issue. That said, most sites will fallback to HTML5 if they detect that Flash is not available. You can try manually disabling Flash from the browser. "
... and also:
" Regex is supported. Be sure it is in "//g" format. ie: /(.+)youtube.com(/*)$/gi " (I don't know what that means)
BBC iPlayer videos are indeed HTML5. I don't think there are websites that play flash videos anymore.
The Regex mention is for sites on which the extension should be disabled, so is not relevant for this issue.
That said, I had a quick glance: I noticed that the video element for BBC iPlayer are nestled in the shadow DOM. Maybe that's why it's escaping from the purview of the extension.