Why is the GUI for firefox so fucking slow? - GoFuckYourself.com

Myst · 10-10-2004, 03:57 PM

What causes it?

detoxed · 10-10-2004, 03:58 PM

shitty computer?

Myst · 10-10-2004, 04:03 PM

dont think so, this happens on every single computer ive ever been on, including the high powered ones at the university..

my comp is a 2800+ with a gig of ddr..

ie just seems so much more responsive, so does opera.

Jace · 10-10-2004, 04:04 PM

it is slow as fuck for me too

on my athlon xp mobile 2400 and on my athlon xp 3200+

i hate that browser, takes like 5-10 seconds even to just load up

smack · 10-10-2004, 04:05 PM

probably because firefox supports skins. so imagine they would load their forms differently, even if you're not using a skin. that may cause that.

smack · 10-10-2004, 04:05 PM

i'm not currently having any problems with it on my 64 bit machine.

Myst · 10-10-2004, 04:12 PM

anyone who says it runs 'fine' is full of shit

youre probably so used to its slowness you cant really notice it anymore

go load up opera or myie2 and browse a few sites with it, interact with the GUI, then go back to firefox and tell me firefox isnt slow as hell

i mean, almost every input area on firefox has like a 0.3 second (min) lag after clicking it for it to have focus

Myst · 10-10-2004, 04:53 PM

goBigtime · 10-10-2004, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JaceXXX
it is slow as fuck for me too

on my athlon xp mobile 2400 and on my athlon xp 3200+

i hate that browser, takes like 5-10 seconds even to just load up

So does IE.

It's just fully integrated into the OS (which is a bad thing...depending on how you look at it)

Once you load FF, it'll be cached and the next time you load it, it'll pop right up.

Myst · 10-10-2004, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime
So does IE.

It's just fully integrated into the OS (which is a bad thing...depending on how you look at it)

Once you load FF, it'll be cached and the next time you load it, it'll pop right up.

thats a load of crap

why does opera start up in instantly?

and why is the gui slow for FF?

stocktrader23 · 10-10-2004, 05:03 PM

I uninstalled it on one of my busy days.

And whoever said cache, I tested both browsers and Firefox is noticably slowwwwwwwwww.

Jace · 10-10-2004, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime
So does IE.

It's just fully integrated into the OS (which is a bad thing...depending on how you look at it)

Once you load FF, it'll be cached and the next time you load it, it'll pop right up.

so, the program is cached? don't think so

i just opened the program, it took 7 seconds to even open up

closed it

opened it again, and it took 6 seconds

i just opened IE and it popped open instantly

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Myst Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,707	anyone who says it runs 'fine' is full of shit youre probably so used to its slowness you cant really notice it anymore go load up opera or myie2 and browse a few sites with it, interact with the GUI, then go back to firefox and tell me firefox isnt slow as hell i mean, almost every input area on firefox has like a 0.3 second (min) lag after clicking it for it to have focus __________________ ICQ: 298-523-037

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