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derpy !hoovesEJmo started this discussion 14 years ago#24,521
I switched from Chrome for a bit just for a change of pace. At first I thought it was my computer, but everything else is running smoothly. It takes forever to scroll up and down a page, and like half a second to see what I am typing. Any suggestions?
Meta !PARAdoxiHw joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 7 minutes later[^][v]#378,918
I've experienced this too, on both Linux and Windows going back years now. The Android version even feels clunky compared the Android version of Chrome. I think Chrome/Chromium is just a faster, sleeker browser. Not to mention every time you start Firefox, it wants to take a few minutes and check your add-ons for compatibility.
Also you might try Opera which is not a bad browser (I use Chrome on my desktop and laptop, but I prefer Opera Mobile on my phone because it scrolls smoother and renders text better).
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derpy !hoovesEJmo (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 14 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^][v]#378,930
@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
I have Opera too. On both devices. I like it.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 24 minutes later, 46 minutes after the original post[^][v]#378,933
This seems to be a common problem that I have never experienced myself. FF runs great for me?
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 12 minutes later, 58 minutes after the original post[^][v]#378,938
I went from Chrome to Firefox and I noticed it was slower to load pages, but I've not experienced that. Run performance monitor when it's running and see what's happening, maybe it is maxing your cpu for some reason
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Fox !FXYGNx1XR. joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#378,940
derpy !hoovesEJmo (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 19 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#378,952
@378,933 (C) @378,938 (D) @378,940 (Fox !FXYGNx1XR.) @previous (Icarus !!fxtF/31b/)
Huh. Okay. I did see it jumps from 23 to 82 when Firefox is open... Huh.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 14 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#378,957
Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 27 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#378,971
Sometimes it's silly shit like running stuff as an admin that will help. If you've exhausted all the obvious options, give it a shot. Beyond that, a fresh install may help, for some reason old files from previous installs or imported files may be gumming up the works, so make sure to nuke everything associated with old installs and don't import anything.
If that stuff doesn't work, I'm sure Mozzilla devs would love to hear from you (a post with your build on the forums).
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,021
maybe you could disable all your addons and only enable them when you need to use them, i remember seeing some addons being a huge bandwidth drain, also, maybe you could disable the automatic update check somewhere?
@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
if the mozilla devs listened to problems this shit would be fixed by now, firefox has been a resource hog for a while
Meta !PARAdoxiHw replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,072
@378,971 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
Isn't it a security risk to run a browser as administrator and give it elevated permissions to basically do anything to the system?
Anonymous D replied with this 14 years ago, 32 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,076
It's always a security risk to run anything as administrator.
Meta !PARAdoxiHw replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,079
@previous (D)
That reminds me of the good old days of Windows when everyone ran everything as administrator by default.
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,080
@379,072 (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
Incidentally, if you ever get the urge to run sudo firefox on your system for some reason, don't. It runs with root permissions under your user profile, and you get to go around tweaking permissions and chowning shit to fix the mess before you can run it as a user again.
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Meta !PARAdoxiHw replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,082
@previous (J)
I don't get the urge to run Firefox at all, let alone as root. I thought running Firefox as "sudo Firefox" only gave it root permission until you closed the terminal you ran it from.
Anonymous J replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,084
@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
It will only run with root permissions until you close it down, but permissions and ownership in ~/.mozilla/firefox/<useridentifier> get changed. Next time you start it up as a user, you won't have permission to access your profile info because it will belong to root. It's not the end of the world or anything, but it's a pain if you are in the middle of something and forget.
Meta !PARAdoxiHw replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,085
@previous (J)
Oh damn. I wonder if that happens with Chrome too but I don't want to try.
Anonymous J replied with this 14 years ago, 10 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#379,087
@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
I haven't tried it with Chrome. It's apparently one of the hazards of using sudo with any program (like browsers) with user profiles. The graphical equivalents gksudo or kdesudo avoid this problem. Anyway, just one the odd pitfalls to keep an eye out for if you are doing something that requires you keeping a root console open for a while.