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Firefox, the slow monster.

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It takes 2 minutes or forever in internet-time-units for e-strip and gmail to load in Firefox. I have to stare at this appalling animation all the time.
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Granted, I don't have a fast connection but 2 whole minutes?? 2 Freaking MINUTES!??? I have never seen this incomplete phase of the (e:strip) homepage in the past couple years.
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The last time I remember seeing it was in... Firefox. before I ditched it. There was a reason I hated you so much. This is it. You are a slow monster.

I booted up chrome at the same time and gmail and estrip loaded instantly, even though I emptied the cache before. (i.e. nothing was pre-loaded in the cache).

119 words · edited Dec 12, 2011

💬 20 comments

  1. uncutsaniflush ·

    Well, look on the bright side. If Firefox is slower than Chrome, you will have a longer mean time between crashes. You know that during those two grusomely long minutes, your fedora system won't crash. It's not a but, it's a feature. (sad but evil grin)

  2. uncutsaniflush ·

    not a bug but a feature too

  3. paul ·

    I use firefox 80% of the time and both gmail and estrip load instantly. Maybe chrome is somehow better optimized for choppy or slow connections?

    Maybe this is why people are still using desktop apps for writing and programming.

    I wonder if its a chrome extension. Have you tried the browser in safe mode or without extensions?

  4. uncutsaniflush ·

    Without a millisecond stopwatch both firefox and chrome seem to load gmail and estrip at around the same speed on my Fedora 16 box using roadrunner cable internet.

    I'm with @paul, as I wrote elsewhere, try chrome without extensions.

  5. metalpeter ·

    Couple of things since you know it takes a few minutes to load try opening those pages first then go onto something else and then it will be ready.... Also I thought there where some things that I don't remember how to do that you can only do on firefox like that you can drop pictures from internet by dragging them into chat and it makes a link and then if you do it to the blog it shows up in the blog?

  6. tinypliny ·

    LOL, yes. Getting a cup of tea is an old-fashioned option. :) Back in the day, when I was on dialup that is exactly what I would do. Slightly greater speeds on DSL has spoilt me.

    I am not sure I understand the second bit about firefox completely. What were you trying to do? Adding an image works in 2 ways on (e:strip). One is through the file upload button (that needs flash to be working). The second is through the drag and drop way. It works the same on both Firefox and Chrome. Chat lost the whole display images functionality a long time back...

  7. metalpeter ·

    Oh it works on Chrome as Well? I tried it on the chrome the other day and drop and drag didn't do anything.... Thought it was only of firefox.... Also didn't know chat lost that? That being said though I also may not have had the window sizes set up right.... Maybe when I have time to play around a bit I'll try again.....

  8. tinypliny ·

    Yes, it definitely works in chrome. I would have been the first one to whine if it hadn't! :) Do you have the latest version of flash?

  9. metalpeter ·

    Not sure....

  10. tinypliny ·

    You can find out here: :::link:::

    What version does it say you have? Visit the page in Chrome as well as Firefox on every computer you have and post results. It could be a flash-related issue. Those buttons are flash based.

  11. metalpeter ·

    Hoping to try on Tuesday and see what happens.....

  12. metalpeter ·

    Yeah Got the newest Version of flash but not a big deal that it doesn't seem to work in Chrome ........ You can drop and drag it to (e:strip) but it will only show up as it own page.... I'll see what happens with fire fox.....

  13. metalpeter ·

    Yeah No Luck either way.... Firefox won't let you even slide anything so... No big deal oh well.....

  14. tinypliny ·

    When you drag and drop things you have to
    a) click on the image you want to drag and drop
    b) keeping it clicking you *hover* over the large orange area that says: "DRAG MEDIA HERE TO ADD TO ENTRY".
    c) You will see the mouse pointer changing to a small box with a + on it. Do you see this? If you don't see this, dragging an image will simply load it in a new page. If you see the small box with the + on it, only then can you drag and drop successfully. This is true in both chrome and firefox.

    Can you post back about whether you see the mouse cursor changing to a box with a + symbol (just over the big orange bar)?

  15. tinypliny ·

    ^keep it clicked and then unclick when you are over the orange bar AFTER you see the box with the + symbol.

  16. metalpeter ·

    When I did it It changed from the little box with lines to the plus and I thought I let it go on the plus but maybe I didn't... I'll try again....

  17. metalpeter ·

    It takes me back to the site I was on... Maybe I need small thumb nail sized pix?

  18. tinypliny ·

    I will try and do a screencast... Hold on.

  19. metalpeter ·

    it will be a Wends.. Thing for me now...

  20. tinypliny ·

    What is a wends? I just posted a screencast for you. I was giving you wrong directions. Sorry! You don't drop it when there is a + symbol. You drop is when there isn't any! Can you post back and see if that works?

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