Alright, we haven't done this in a little while...
What Firefox extensions are you currently using?
DownThemAll!
Fasterfox
Firebug
FireFTP
IE Tab
Tab Effect
..those would be the ones I have running.
At Work
FireFox 2.0.0.1
Adblock Plus
DownThemAll!
Drag de Go
Google Browser Sync
IE View
PDF Download
RSS Ticker
None at work :D I also didn't install Flash at work.
Firefox isn't very Vista friendly, so not even using it.
Quote from: Melbosa on January 10, 2007, 03:22:51 PM
Firefox isn't very Vista friendly, so not even using it.
There's a shocker eh? Vista isn't very Firefox friendly ;) haha.
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-6109455.html ...not much must have come of that meeting then
I stopped using Firefox a while ago when it tended to eat up most of my ram, (I have 1.5GB) for no good reason (no, not talking about the page render cache, I turned that off to test).
(http://www.strangesoft.net/konqueror-10-01-2007.jpg)
Quote from: Tom on January 10, 2007, 06:59:21 PM
I stopped using Firefox a while ago when it tended to eat up most of my ram, (I have 1.5GB) for no good reason (no, not talking about the page render cache, I turned that off to test).
I have 1 GB of RAM, Firefox is currently consuming 60 MB with three tabs open. What version of FF were you on? You may want to check out this little guide (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Reducing_memory_usage_(Firefox)) posted on mozillaZine, it talks about ways of reducing memory consumption if it is a problem for you.
I have found FF to also be extremely memory heavy, however its not uncommon for me to have a dozen tabs open.
Quote from: Shayne on January 11, 2007, 09:16:55 AM
I have found FF to also be extremely memory heavy, however its not uncommon for me to have a dozen tabs open.
I never have that many tabs open my self, so I haven't found it to be a problem..
Quote from: Shayne on January 11, 2007, 09:16:55 AM
its not uncommon for me to have a dozen tabs open.
I do that a lot when I'm surfing place like deviantArt I'll have a lot of tabs open (15-25 easy). It used to be a real problem in FF 1.x but they really cleaned it up in 2.0 (for me at least).
Oh its not like my browser crashes, but it will use 200MB or memory no problem at all, however I dont see the worry in that, its not like im doing other stuff, besides, what is the problem with large memory usage anyways? *shrug*
Quote from: Shayne on January 11, 2007, 09:16:55 AM
I have found FF to also be extremely memory heavy, however its not uncommon for me to have a dozen tabs open.
I second the observation.
That's (sadly) why I often use IE for quick lookups of stuff (IMDB, Wikipedia, UrbanDictionary.com) but my serious research/reading/Youtubing is usually in FF cuz of the tabbing.
But doesn't IE7 have tabbed browsing built in now? (dangit, don't want more reason to use it ;) )
Quote from: Mr. Analog on January 11, 2007, 11:19:39 AM
Quote from: Shayne on January 11, 2007, 09:16:55 AM
its not uncommon for me to have a dozen tabs open.
I do that a lot when I'm surfing place like deviantArt I'll have a lot of tabs open (15-25 easy). It used to be a real problem in FF 1.x but they really cleaned it up in 2.0 (for me at least).
I guess my 1.5x needs to be updated here at work... But I coulda sworn at home I am up to date... /me reminds self to check tonight
WOW!
2.0 launches a *lot* faster, and the memory consumption appears way more reasonable.
I just opened about 8 or 9 tabs as a quick test: went from 28MB (no tabs) to about 48MB at the end.
IE7 while great in many ways lacks extensions (good ones), if it had the same type of community and flexibility that FF has, i would probaby be back to using IE7
Quoteit talks about ways of reducing memory consumption if it is a problem for you.
It isn't a problem since I don't use it ;)
I sometime have multiple windows open with many tabs (10+ each), and the browser I use, uses up about 200MB doing so (total of both processes I have going right now). And it doesn't get slow and consume more CPU than it needs either, unlike all versions of Firefox I've used (for any real length of time) for the past couple years. I've uses 1.x 2.x and that beta 3.x thing that when installed, is LIGHTNING fast (loading, rendering, etc), but after a couple weeks, its slower than molasis. I've tried all sorts of things to speed it back up with config tweaks, clearing cache, deleting all my bookmarks, didn't seem to help, and the browser I'm using now has none of those problems. It also integrates into my chosen desktop really well, uses the "wallet" system, hooks into my rss reader (which hooks into the rest of the groupware apps), its also an excellent file management application. I can drag and drop between ftp, fish, sshfs, http, nfs, smb, you name it. Also supports split windows, tabs, linking views, and can be tweaked and customized till noone would recognize it. it even allows you to embed a terminal emulator (aka: shell, console, comandline) as one of the split views (split view, kinda like the old Midnight Commander file manager, but lets you resize).