Re: Slow Firefox performance on P4 1.7 GHz 1 GB system
On May 28 2005, Jacob S wrote:
> On Sat, 28 May 2005 19:31:00 -0400
> Marty <martyb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> > Rogério Brito wrote:
> > > Indeed. One thing that has puzzled me is that scrolling in
> > > www.macslash.org
> > > is simply *slow* on my system while I am using Debian.
> >
> > I see it too. Not only that, but the PageDown key seems to work
> > incorrectly.
>
> Are ya'll using unstable? If so, I'll make sure not to upgrade.
No, I'm using testing/sarge. I have no extensions installed. My Firefox is
from Debian's repository. Even with a clean installation/new user.
BTW, I am obsessive with things being clean and I delete all my cookies,
cache, *{rdf,dat} files etc under Firefox's directory after each session so
that my backups are smaller. The only things that I keep are my bookmarks
and my preferences.
I don't know exactly what makes that site slow under Firefox/Linux, but
absolutely normal under Firefox/Windows, but it is quite strange, to say
the least.
I have already thought of downloading Firefox's sources and enabling insane
compilation switches, just to see if it would be slightly faster.
Please bear in mind that my processor is a Duron 600MHz and people with GHz
processors may not see the slowdowns that those using more modest hardware
see.
Anyway, I am really interested in seeing if others see the same slow
behaviour that I see with that site (while scrolling the page -- something
that doesn't happen on, say, slashdot.org).
Thanks for your reports, Rogério.
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