JS Audio Playback on 28?

[RealityRipple]

One of my extensions, TimerFox, uses the Audio object to play a custom sound file if the user chooses. As of v28, this doesn't seem to work any longer. The audio object isn't undefined, the player doesn't appear to error, it just... doesn't play any sound.

Here's an excerpt of the code being used:

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var simpleBeep = 0;
if (typeof Audio == "undefined")
{
 simpleBeep = 1;
}
if (!priv.bAudio)
{
 simpleBeep = 1;
}
if (simpleBeep == 0)
{
 try
 {
  priv.mAPlayer = new Audio(priv.sAudio);
  priv.mAPlayer.onerror = function()
  {
   var mPlayer = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/sound;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISound);
   mPlayer.init;
   mPlayer.beep();
  }
  priv.mAPlayer.play();
  priv.mAPlayer.onended = function()
  {
   priv.mAPlayer = null;
  }
 }
 catch(e)
 {
  simpleBeep = 1;
 }
}
if (simpleBeep == 1)
{
 var mPlayer = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/sound;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISound);
 mPlayer.init;
 mPlayer.beep();
}

simpleBeep is not being set to 1, none of the error handlers are triggered, and onended is never called.

[Nigaikaze]

As of v28, this doesn't seem to work any longer.

I just visited the TimerFox web page using PM 28 and it told me:

NOTICE: The version of Pale Moon you are running is too new to run TimerFox. I'm probably working on a new version, so check back again soon!

My recommendation is to contact the TimerFox developers and let them know about this problem. Hopefully they will be able to correct it in the not-too-distant future.

EDIT: Erp ... very sorry, I just realized you ARE the developer. <Emily Litella> Never mind. </Emily Litella>

[RealityRipple]

As of v28, this doesn't seem to work any longer.

I just visited the TimerFox web page using PM 28 and it told me:

NOTICE: The version of Pale Moon you are running is too new to run TimerFox. I'm probably working on a new version, so check back again soon!

My recommendation is to contact the TimerFox developers and let them know about this problem. Hopefully they will be able to correct it in the not-too-distant future.

EDIT: Erp ... very sorry, I just realized you ARE the developer. <Emily Litella> Never mind. </Emily Litella>

Sorry, when I said "one of my extensions" I meant one that I'd created, not one I had installed.

[JustOff]

One of my extensions, TimerFox, uses the Audio object to play a custom sound file if the user chooses. As of v28, this doesn't seem to work any longer.

It works just fine for me (tested with mp3 and flac files).

[RealityRipple]

Found the problem. It appears this component is now restricted by the "media.autoplay.enabled" which I always set to false. This seems like... not a good design, since the element has no interface to allow playback from...