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--- web_browsers:enable_webgl [2020/04/24 09:28] – peter
+++ web_browsers:enable_webgl [2020/07/15 09:30] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   * Here you will have to change Default to **Enabled** in the drop down.
     * [Try this if above doesn't work] Enable - [[https://stackoverflow.com/a/40774172/315445|Override software rendering list]].
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 Then inspect the status of WebGL:
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+Upgrading graphics drivers
+If your graphics drivers are too old to support WebGL, you may be able to upgrade them.
+More information is available here:
+  * [[https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1202946|Chrome: Graphics aren't showing properly]]
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 ===== Firefox =====
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 To override the blacklist:
-   Go to about:config
+  * Go to **about:config**.
-    Search for webgl.force-enabled
+  * Search for **webgl.force-enabled**.
-    Set it to true
+  * Set it to **true***.
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:** (Like Chrome, Firefox has a Use hardware acceleration when available checkbox, in **Preferences -> Advanced -> General -> Browsing**.
+However, unlike Chrome, Firefox does not require this checkbox to be checked for WebGL to work.
+</WRAP>
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+Upgrading graphics drivers
+If your graphics drivers are too old to support WebGL, you may be able to upgrade them.
+More information is available here:
+  * [[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration|https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration]]
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+===== Safari =====
-(Like Chrome, Firefox has a Use hardware acceleration when available checkbox, in Preferences > Advanced > General > Browsing. However, unlike Chrome, Firefox does not require this checkbox to be checked for WebGL to work.)
+  * Go to Safari's **Preferences**.
+  * Select the **Advanced** tab*
+  * Ensure that the **Show Develop** menu in menu bar checkbox is **checked**.
+  * In Safari's **Develop** menu, select **Experimental Features** sub-menu and ensure that WebGL 2.0 is **checked**.
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