Re: iceweasel

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 02/18/08 05:09, Jean-Louis Crouzet wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 02/17/08 07:58, Adam Hardy wrote:
>>>> Is iceweasel v2.0.0.12 from the debian etch repository the same version
>>>> as firefox? I assume so but I just want to make sure.
>>>>
>>>> I'm having some minor issues browsing and I can't figure out what the
>>>> problem is. The symptom is that iceweasel freezes up completely for 10
>>>> to 15 seconds on various websites, e.g.:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.independent.co.uk/
>>>> http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=48
>>>> http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=8874
>>>>
>>>> I can handle websites when they're slow, but the problem is that
>>>> iceweasel freezes completely, so I can't change tabs to carry on
>>>> browsing somewhere else. I have to sit and wait.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else experiencing this?
> 
> I just tried all three of those sites.  Independent took a while to
> *completely* load, but that's just because it's complicated.  The
> Oracle and Sourceforge pages popped up instantly.
> 
>>>> Found no mention of it on the mozillazine.org forum.
> 
>>
>>
> To all,

> Even if using iceweasel v2.0.0.11 with my [Linux version 2.6.22jlcv010
> (2.6.22-6.lenny1) (root@GX200) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Debian 4.2.3-1)) #1
> Thu Feb 14 10:22:42 CET 2008] I feel the same pain with mainly site with
> music and/or flash. It looks like all those are known issues which shall
> be fixed one day. The question is when that one day will be ?

One IMPORTANT item to note: I have installed the /Adblock Plus/ and
/Flashblock/ addons.  On the Independent home page, this means that
7 (yes, I said SEVEN) Flash movies just have a placeholder box.

Install those two addons and I'm very confident that your freezing
problem will disappear.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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