Re: Straw poll: What browser do you use?
Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> writes:
>> Iceweasel (3.6.9) tends to grab memory and keep it (closing tabs may
>> free some memory, may not), but eventually reaches a stable point and
>> seems to do OK with memory once it reaches that (it may have long term
>> leaks, but I generally close my browser every few hours anyway).
>> It also has far superior [more functional, vastly faster] keyboard /
>> address-bar functionality (e.g., the "awesomebar" <cringe>) than
>> chromium, and generally feels quicker and more responsive.
>
> Really? I haven't used Chromium that much yet, but it seems to display
> web pages much faster than Iceweasel. However, there are usability
> issues: no way to quickly enable/disable Javascript, no equivalent to
> about:config for instance.
I'm not really talking about rendering speed (both seem fine in that
respect, maybe chromium is a bit faster for certain types of pages
[javascript heavy?]), but the "feel"; I suppose that's how fast they
respond to keyboard commands etc.
[chromium 5.xxx also had some really awful font-rendering issues
(KDE apps show the same problems, and I gather webkit/kde share some
history...). but those seem to have been fixed in 6.xxx.]
Luckily, of course, the competition seems to be spurring both parties to
greater feats ... :]
-Miles
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