[GTALUG] Firefox is a pig

[Giles Orr]

On 16 November 2014 17:29, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh at mimosa.com> wrote:
> After an hour of waiting for "quit" to finish, I gave up and killed
> it.
>
> | From: self_same_self at yahoo.com
>
>
> | What kind of plugins do you have?
>
> Nothing much.  No flash, for example.
>
> The scariest is IcedTea (Java).  I don't know how to tell if Java is
> actually being run.
>
> The real culprit is likely javascript -- not a plugin.
>
> | How many tabs and windows?
>
> Lots.  28 windows.  It isn't convenient to count the tabs (I'd have to
> visit each of the windows and count the tabs).

28 windows, each with multiple tabs?  That might be a problem ...  I
find Chrom{e|ium} is better at handling the tabs and Javascript, but I
still prefer Firefox for the plugins.

As for Java - I'd suggest removing the plugin.  Java in the browser is
a memory hog and a security risk, and if a page "needs" it you'll see
a broken plugin sign - so you'll notice the lack.  But I suspect if
it's used anywhere, you'll find it's ads (on older sites).

-- 
Giles
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