Some flash files play only when first on the list

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Create a presentation with four Flash Gadgets with the following files:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15565535/SWF-TEST2%20large.swf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15565535/CalendarClockAnalogueFaceDark.swf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15565535/SWF-TEST3%20large.swf
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15565535/old-Home-Movie.swf
2. Save and publish the presentation. Notice that the "TEST2" file would play, 
but the "TEST3" wouldn't.
3. Change the order of the gadgets, to move the "TEST3" file to the top. Now 
the "TEST3" file plays but the "TEST2" wouldn't.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
It's expected that all flash files would play, no matter the playlist order. 
Instead, whether some files would play or not depends on their placement.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Tested on both, windows 7 and ubuntu 12.04, in production and rdn-test.

Please provide any additional information below.
Asked Oleg to test it, and here's his reply: "I see that the "play" command of 
the Flash object fails all the time. Not sure it has anything to do with the 
Flash file. Looks like something has changed in the way Chrome renders Flash. 
I'd say someone need to take a closer look at what happens and fix Flash 
gadget."

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mark.kre...@risevision.com on 28 Sep 2012 at 8:03

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Please confirm that none of these Flash files are applications as per my post 
in the forum - 
http://community.risevision.com/rise_vision_inc/topics/second_swf_file_does_not_
play

Original comment by donnapep@gmail.com on 1 Oct 2012 at 2:35

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That's been confirmed, none of them are applications.

Original comment by mark.kre...@risevision.com on 12 Oct 2012 at 6:19

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As per the journal discussion, changed priority to High.

Original comment by robb.pr...@risevision.com on 15 Oct 2012 at 1:12

• Added labels: Priority-High
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium

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The problem is that these are being served using https. The Javascript / Flash 
API is not working over secure connections. I think this might require a 
workaround for serving Flash files from HTTP only.

Original comment by donnapep@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2012 at 8:00

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Try --allow-running-insecure-content Chrome flag.
Failing that, try embedding the player with autoplay set to true on play and 
then removing the Flash movie when paused or stopped. Do this only for HTTPS 
files.

Original comment by donnapep@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2012 at 2:48

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Original comment by donnapep@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2012 at 2:49

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In the tests there was no difference in the behavior whether flash files were 
served via HTTP or HTTPS.

Original comment by mark.kre...@risevision.com on 23 Oct 2012 at 5:32

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http://media.vexomedia.com/public/test_public/flash/SWF-TEST3 large.swf
http://media.vexomedia.com/public/test_public/flash/SWF-TEST2 large.swf
http://media.vexomedia.com/public/test_public/flash/old-Home-Movie.swf
http://media.vexomedia.com/public/test_public/flash/CalendarClockAnalogueFaceDar
k/CalendarClockAnalogueFaceDark.swf

Original comment by mark.kre...@risevision.com on 24 Oct 2012 at 10:26

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Had to remove the Flash player and re-embed it every time the Gadget is told to 
play.

Original comment by donnapep@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2012 at 5:23

• Changed state: Fixed

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Verified.

Original comment by robb.pr...@risevision.com on 13 Nov 2012 at 7:31

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Original comment by robb.pr...@risevision.com on 13 Nov 2012 at 7:31

• Changed state: Verified

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Original comment by donnapep@gmail.com on 26 Nov 2012 at 7:10

• Changed state: Deployed

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Verified the fix works in the production environment.

Original comment by mark.kre...@risevision.com on 26 Nov 2012 at 8:06