The Firefox and Extension Thread

[wimbo77]

I've decided to use uBlock Origin in Firefox for a change. Overall it's very good and blocks nasty stuff trying to get through here on V.E.F. Tried it on other websites also and does block a lot of ads and malware. The 3rd party filter tab in the dashboard settings has to be updated when the extension has been installed.

[old alal]

I have installed an update to FF and for the first time I get a message advising that the Login for this site is not secure.

Anybody care to comment. Thanks in advance.

[slimOl55]

Originally Posted by old alal

I have installed an update to FF and for the first time I get a message advising that the Login for this site is not secure.

Anybody care to comment. Thanks in advance.

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=199

[electile disfunction]

It seems that many web sites now have pictures that finish loading only while that page is being viewed. (I can no longer open some pages in a tab and have them fully load while I am reading a different page on a different tab.)

3 Questions, please:

1. Is this for real?
2. What is this called?
3. How can I make pages finish loading in the background again?

e.d.

[electile disfunction]

Originally Posted by electile disfunction

It seems that many web sites now have pictures that finish loading only while that page is being viewed. (I can no longer open some pages in a tab and have them fully load while I am reading a different page on a different tab.)
e.d.

Can someone just tell me if I this delayed loading is real or just an illusion, then?

(Or maybe a software conflict of some kind?)

e.d.

[teodz1984]

maybe a browser setting

some browsers suspend activity on the inactive tabs to conserve memory

[wimbo77]

I like Firefox for it's useful add-ons feature but the browser keeps using too much of my memory. It goes over 1GB. Any solutions ? I'm using the latest version 53.0.3. (32bit).

[buttsie]

If you cant find anything else because you cant live without extensions a , b, & c
Finding and removing conflicts in extensions/plugins a good place to start

Firefox uses too much memory (RAM) - How to fix

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...uch-memory-ram

Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...o-fix-problems

Extension Conflict Troubleshooter for Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...t-troubleshoo/




Plenty of other browsers use the same rendering engine
but you'll be sacrificing the choice of add-ons.

“Pale Moon browser is a stripped-down version of Firefox, that leaves out certain features, to focus on speed of browsing”

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/firefo...e-moon-browser

List of 25 alternative browsers for Windows
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/list-o...rs-for-windows

How to Select a Browser
- lists browsers by type (mega, light & specialised) & rendering engine
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...select-browser

[buttsie]

Originally Posted by teodz1984

maybe a browser setting

some browsers suspend activity on the inactive tabs to conserve memory

Depending on the browser it could be everything from

A corrupt browser profile / unwanted toolbar / malfunctioning extensions / resource hog plugins / security suite extensions are known for creating conflicts

starting in safe mode the obvious choice

Running programs like adw cleaner or the junkware removal tool might help

https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/

Junkware Removal Tool is custom built to detect and remove over 250 junkware variants, including adware and unwanted toolbars.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/junkwareremovaltool/

Allow Firefox to load multiple tabs in the background
This applies to versions 47 and up.(not sure how up to date this is)

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...abs-background

[electile disfunction]

Originally Posted by buttsie

Depending on the browser it could be ...

security suite extensions are known for creating conflicts

Thank you buttsie and teodz1984 for your insigths & ideas. They are worthwhile things to consider in any browser problem.

For me the problem seems to be a security suite issue of some kind. (I recall, now, that the problem seems to have started near the time of the recent Wanncry outbreak, so something "new" might have been added to a security module then. )

e.d.