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06/26/2006 04:53:04 AM · #1 |
I've been playing with Firefox for about the past week because IE is getting worse with the updates and an ActiveX problem. I think it's pretty cool but I find it loads pages, especially DPC pages with lots of images, a lot slower than IE. Has anyone else found this or is there a setting I should maybe change somewhere?
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06/26/2006 04:59:53 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by Makka:
I've been playing with Firefox for about the past week because IE is getting worse with the updates and an ActiveX problem. I think it's pretty cool but I find it loads pages, especially DPC pages with lots of images, a lot slower than IE. Has anyone else found this or is there a setting I should maybe change somewhere? |
Yes, I also find it slower to load certain type of pages - those with styles and formatting - things like that. I find DPC pages must be fully loaded before Firefox renders or display it! |
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06/26/2006 05:04:17 AM · #3 |
Yes there are some settings you can change and I found the link somewhere on this site about maybe a month ago, I will try to find it or try bumping this in about 12 hours if I can't find it. I know this doesn't help right now :|...
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06/26/2006 05:07:31 AM · #4 |
Go to Tools/Options/Web Features...
Then make sure that 'load web images' is checked.
See if that helps. |
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06/26/2006 05:16:34 AM · #5 |
I was curious about this and I tested IE to see if is quicker. It is not. And the 4th thumbnail in the Indulgence contest is "Hidden due to content".
In Firefox -> Options -> Content -> load images (checked) -> for the originating web site only (unchecked). See if it helps.
Or you can also try Opera as a browser (my favourite). |
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06/26/2006 05:36:57 AM · #6 |
Thanks guys! I'll keep fiddling! It's not a huge drama but it is noticeable! Cheers!
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06/26/2006 05:49:33 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Makka:
Thanks guys! I'll keep fiddling! It's not a huge drama but it is noticeable! Cheers! |
I dont think the page rendering could be changed.
The problem with "slowness" which you originally posted is due to Firefox downloading all the data before starting to render and displays it on our screen - but I could be wrong. Keep us posted, I'd like to fix mine too. |
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06/26/2006 05:55:16 AM · #8 |
Check out FasterFox - //fasterfox.mozdev.org/
You can also tweak *numerous* settings related to display, pre-fetching, and wait times by viewing the "about:config" page. |
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06/26/2006 06:18:47 AM · #9 |
| I use Firefox and find that it crashes a lot and for some reason it refuses to open my works Mail page. |
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06/26/2006 07:29:01 AM · #10 |
I tried Firefox and had problems with it too until someone suggested Enigma Browser which I have been using since (about 2 years). I find it great, a bit different but once you get used to it which doesnt take long it is a great browser, give it a try. It has never crashed on me once.
Enigma
Edit to add: Oh yes and it is also free LOL
Message edited by author 2006-06-26 07:31:04.
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06/26/2006 07:49:47 AM · #11 |
| I've never actually benchmarked it to know the real difference, but I use Fasterfox which is a Firefox extension that is supposed to optimize your bandwidth performance. |
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06/27/2006 05:55:04 PM · #12 |
| i have a load of web development extensions with my firefox and have no trouble with this site, or any other site that is coded correctly.. |
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06/27/2006 06:20:31 PM · #13 |
You say you notice a diffrence mostly with pages with a lot of images....it is possible your cache settings are incorecct and it is having to download the images everytime you visit the site (instead of just when they change). I would look those settings over, and if you can spare the HD space make the amount of space teh cache can use larger.
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06/27/2006 06:38:24 PM · #14 |
I found what I did to speed up loading pages. Go to this link to make firefox faster. You can also just do a google search to make firefox load faster and you will get tons of pages, but most of them are more are less like this link.
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06/27/2006 06:50:33 PM · #15 |
As already mentioned, the Fasterfox extension is a great little plugin for Firefox that can speed things up quite a bit by pipelining requests, etc. However, note that some sites out there are starting to check for user agents using Fasterfox and are intentionally limiting the number of simultaneous requests to reduce load on their Webservers.
If you don't want to take the chance, you can turn on pipelining manually to speed things up. To do so, open up a new tab in Firefox (Ctrl-T) and open the location "about:config" to bring up the list of Firefox configuration options. Scroll down the list to the variable "network.http.pipelining". If it is currently set to a value of "false", double-click on it to set it to "true". Do the same for "network.http.proxy.pipelining". Then set the value of the "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" variable to a value around 8 or so (I've also heard 12 suggested). This will result in Firefox sending off that many requests (images, etc.) simultaneously while loading a page.
While I have been a Firefox devotee since it was actually Firebird, Opera 9 has really been growing on me as well. It has many features that Firefox does, but even some that you need add-ons for Firefox to achieve (mouse gestures, etc.) Also, Opera 9 has the nice default feature of opening up every tab you had open when you closed it last. Pretty slick stuff. :) |
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06/27/2006 07:49:14 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by cutlassdude70:
Then set the value of the "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" variable to a value around 8 or so (I've also heard 12 suggested). |
Anything over 8 is useless due to a hardcoded max limit of 8. |
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06/27/2006 09:11:10 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by cutlassdude70:
If you don't want to take the chance, you can turn on pipelining manually to speed things up. To do so, open up a new tab in Firefox (Ctrl-T) and open the location "about:config" to bring up the list of Firefox configuration options. Scroll down the list to the variable "network.http.pipelining". If it is currently set to a value of "false", double-click on it to set it to "true". Do the same for "network.http.proxy.pipelining". Then set the value of the "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" variable to a value around 8 or so (I've also heard 12 suggested). This will result in Firefox sending off that many requests (images, etc.) simultaneously while loading a page.
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Cool! This little change made a HUGE difference. Thankyou very much for that! :)
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06/27/2006 09:18:37 PM · #18 |
Another thing you can do is download an extension called Adblock. If you import an extensive list of features (text file), it will block almost EVERY ad on the net. Banners, pop-up, everything. This may not be as big of a deal for DPC, but on many ad driven sites it makes them load MUCH faster. And you have no annoying ads! Anyone who wants the text file can PM me and I can email it to them or send it somehow. You can just google Adblock to find the extension.
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06/27/2006 09:23:23 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by cutlassdude70:
Also, Opera 9 has the nice default feature of opening up every tab you had open when you closed it last. Pretty slick stuff. :) |
Looks for the session saver extension. It opens with the last set of tabs and you can flip back to previous tab configs, open closed tabs (am I the only one that closes the wrong tab at times?). Would not live without it!! |
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06/27/2006 11:34:29 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by robs:
Originally posted by cutlassdude70:
Also, Opera 9 has the nice default feature of opening up every tab you had open when you closed it last. Pretty slick stuff. :) |
Looks for the session saver extension. It opens with the last set of tabs and you can flip back to previous tab configs, open closed tabs (am I the only one that closes the wrong tab at times?). Would not live without it!! |
An awesome extension indeed. :) I would be quite lost without it (as well as NoScript)... I was just really impressed that Opera 9 had that by default; as well as the mouse gestures! :D I wonder if I'm the only one that now has the bad habit of attempting mouse gestures in EVERY program... |
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06/27/2006 11:54:42 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by cutlassdude70:
An awesome extension indeed. :) I would be quite lost without it (as well as NoScript)... I was just really impressed that Opera 9 had that by default; as well as the mouse gestures! :D I wonder if I'm the only one that now has the bad habit of attempting mouse gestures in EVERY program... |
Pardon my ignorance, I've only recently ventured beyond IE. What is "mouse gestures"?
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06/28/2006 09:39:09 AM · #22 |
you make a shape/movement with the mouse and it follows out a command, bit like in the game 'black and white'
its been available in FF for ages ;) |
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