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danielson · 03. Nov 2016, 01:57 PM

Boy!
Must be ages since i've last used Firefox!
Since when have they made installation of extensions without need to reboot the browser?

Anupam · 03. Nov 2016, 02:53 PM

Add-ons still require a restart of the browser. Only a few of them don't require restart, like AdBlock Plus, or uorigin.

danielson · 03. Nov 2016, 06:40 PM

In that case, i believe the instant notification to restart in order to fully install has been done away with.

Anupam · 03. Nov 2016, 07:01 PM

What do you mean?

If you are saying that after the add-on is installed, then the message to restart does not appear... but it still does.

danielson · 03. Nov 2016, 08:07 PM

Probably just hit a few that didn't require restart.

danielson · 03. Nov 2016, 09:25 PM

Btw, you wouldn't have a page rendering tweak that really works do you?

Burn-IT · 04. Nov 2016, 05:26 PM

In what way???

danielson · 04. Nov 2016, 06:42 PM

In some places, i found ways to insert nglayout.initialpaint.delay as integer with 0 as value (as per suggestion in link here below) but with no noticeable speed improvement
http://www.tonyspencer.com/2005/02/2...-these-tweaks/

That's why i'm wondering if some or more of these tips can really make a difference.

So far, i find Slimjet and Opera to be really faster than Firefox (both for app startup and page rendering).

Win 10 - 64bit

Anupam · 05. Nov 2016, 11:12 AM

I have been using Firefox since years now. It works perfect for me. I find it sufficiently fast. I have tried other browsers for sometime, but I always return to Firefox.

danielson · 05. Nov 2016, 01:40 PM

I used to have that attitude too!
Over the last 2 years, when Mozilla seems to ignore its core users and with the advent of Vivaldi and ongoing improvements to Slimjet (and even Opera - if that can be said) - my wanting to use Firefox by default has been shaken.

Firefox is still very good but Mozilla is going to have an uphill battle at gaining back lost ground.

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Anupam Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 15,336	Add-ons still require a restart of the browser. Only a few of them don't require restart, like AdBlock Plus, or uorigin. __________________ Anupam

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Anupam Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 15,336	What do you mean? If you are saying that after the add-on is installed, then the message to restart does not appear... but it still does. __________________ Anupam

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Anupam Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 15,336	I have been using Firefox since years now. It works perfect for me. I find it sufficiently fast. I have tried other browsers for sometime, but I always return to Firefox. __________________ Anupam

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03. Nov 2016, 01:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,170	Boy! Must be ages since i've last used Firefox! Since when have they made installation of extensions without need to reboot the browser?

03. Nov 2016, 06:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,170	In that case, i believe the instant notification to restart in order to fully install has been done away with.

03. Nov 2016, 08:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,170	Probably just hit a few that didn't require restart.

03. Nov 2016, 09:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,170	Btw, you wouldn't have a page rendering tweak that really works do you?

04. Nov 2016, 05:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
Burn-IT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 555	In what way???

04. Nov 2016, 06:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,170	In some places, i found ways to insert nglayout.initialpaint.delay as integer with 0 as value (as per suggestion in link here below) but with no noticeable speed improvement http://www.tonyspencer.com/2005/02/2...-these-tweaks/ That's why i'm wondering if some or more of these tips can really make a difference. So far, i find Slimjet and Opera to be really faster than Firefox (both for app startup and page rendering). Win 10 - 64bit

05. Nov 2016, 01:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,170	I used to have that attitude too! Over the last 2 years, when Mozilla seems to ignore its core users and with the advent of Vivaldi and ongoing improvements to Slimjet (and even Opera - if that can be said) - my wanting to use Firefox by default has been shaken. Firefox is still very good but Mozilla is going to have an uphill battle at gaining back lost ground.