I am running a MacBook with 2GB of RAM and I have FireFox set up as a login item. At login it takes about 6 bounces to finally open. And then if I Firefox and open it up again it only takes 1-2 bounces. Is Firefox like this with everyone? Are they working on it to make it open faster in the next version? Thanks.
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Why does FIREFOX take so LONG to OPEN?
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I use the Intel optimized version and it only takes 1-2 bounces to launch everytime.
If you want to try it, you can get it here:
http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2006/02/26/firefox_macintel
If you want to try it, you can get it here:
http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2006/02/26/firefox_macintel
Does the intel-build support ALL plug-ins because there were some complaints that it didn't but is it fixed now? And will downloading this Intel-version override all the features on the Universal Firefox or will it be two separate applications? Thanks.
Try this...
*** AT YOUR OWN RISK *** IF YOU MESS UP YOUR COMPUTER
*** IT'S NOT MY FAULT ***
How To Speed Up Firefox
Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:
1.Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!
*** AT YOUR OWN RISK *** IF YOU MESS UP YOUR COMPUTER
*** IT'S NOT MY FAULT ***
How To Speed Up Firefox
Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:
1.Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!
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The more extensions you have loaded, the more RAM memory it must use (and more CPU to an extent). Turn off some of them to speed it up. If it's only a couple usually they don't matter that much.
You can try reinstalling it or use SeaMonkey or Camino or Opera.
The more extensions you have loaded, the more RAM memory it must use (and more CPU to an extent). Turn off some of them to speed it up. If it's only a couple usually they don't matter that much.
You can try reinstalling it or use SeaMonkey or Camino or Opera.
It takes longer to open because it's not OS X native. It's ported to OS X. Safari was built for OS X which is why it loads and renders faster than Firefox. Like said previously, the more extensions and stuff you have on Firefox also adds to load time.
eleveneastgate said:
Fasterfox is an extension that puts all of these tweaks into a GUI with various page-loading/rendering presets including full customization, so there is no need to muck with all of the stuff in the very user-unfriendly about:config interface. All you need to do with Fasterfox is select your desired speed enhancement preset and you're set. You can change it at anytime should you run into compatibility issues with any sites, and you can reset everything back to FF defaults.
As a bonus, it includes a page load timer that you can, optionally, have on your status bar so you can look and be amazed at your page load times, if you are impressed by that sort of thing.
Unfortunately, this does absolutely nothing to speed up launching firefox.eleveneastgate said:
Aside from extensions, I don't see why everyone is so set on using firefox on the mac. There are so many better alternatives. Webkit is a better rendering engine, IMO. And if you do prefer the mozilla engine, camino is worlds better than firefox. Again, this is assuming you don't live off of extensions.
Sometimes I think a lot of people don't know why they prefer firefox aside from the fact that everyone's jumping on the firefox bandwagon (which is great if you are running windows).
no one has answered me yet.... do extentions work on this Intel-only version of Firefox???
Also, does CAMINO take a shorter time to startup than FF? Will it take less bounces to open it up at startup than FF? What are the benefits of Camino over FF? It sucks that there are no camino extentions.
Also, does CAMINO take a shorter time to startup than FF? Will it take less bounces to open it up at startup than FF? What are the benefits of Camino over FF? It sucks that there are no camino extentions.
I just did and I don't like it because it says Deer Park or whatever all over it and it takes the SAME amount of time to load at start up (6+ bounces). I download the 1.5 version with aqua formatting, is the 2.0 version faster and not say all this Deer Park crap all over? Thanks.