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B Gruff

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Dec 11, 2005, 10:47:23 AM12/11/05
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I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, or just not understanding
something. Would much appreciate ideas/explanation:-

SUSE 9.3, Firefox 1.0.7

Click (task bar) to open Firefox - 2 to 3 seconds.

Click again (to open 2nd instance of it) - 30 seconds (bouncing cursor in
between)

However, Tabs are instantaneous (my usual way of working)

- AND (here's the puzzle) if I click on a link which "opens in a new
window" (e.g. a link in http://linuxhomepage.com/), a "new Firefox" comes
up instantly.

Why? What have I done wrong?

Bill

Alvin

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Dec 11, 2005, 11:50:53 AM12/11/05
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B Gruff wrote:

My theory is that when firefox is first launched, it takes the longest to
load. This is because various libraries need to be read, dynamically
linked, etc. Then, when you open a 2nd instance, those libraries are cached
and are readily available. With tabs, that's internal to firefox. That's
why they are fastest. This also applies to clicked links. A new firefox
instance isn't really created. The main Firefox app creates a new window.
Can you see this for yourself. Open several firefox windows by opening the
first using the taskbar. Then click on several links. You should see
several firefox windows open. Then on one, click File->Quit. You'll notice
that _all_ the firefoxes are closed.

So, as far as I can tell, you aren't doing anything wrong.

Alvin

Roy Schestowitz

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Dec 11, 2005, 1:50:55 PM12/11/05
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__/ [Alvin] on Sunday 11 December 2005 16:50 \__

In case this contributes:

It takes me about 10 seconds to open Firefox fully (heavy plug-in bloat),
tabs are instantaneous, new windows (once Firefox is open) can take up to
5 seconds to appear. If this bothers you and you have plenty of RAM to
spare, just leave Firefox minimised or put it in a separate virtual desk-
top. I always have XMMS, Firefox and Thunderbird in my taskbar.

Roy

graham

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Dec 12, 2005, 4:37:50 AM12/12/05
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Go into control center, appearance & themes, launch feed back
then reduce bouncing curser to 5 seconds. I find this reduces the startup
time.

mst

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Dec 12, 2005, 5:13:31 AM12/12/05
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On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:37:50 GMT graham <graham....@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Go into control center, appearance & themes, launch feed back
> then reduce bouncing curser to 5 seconds. I find this reduces the startup
> time.

The bouncing ball doesnt affect load performance. All that
is is an indicator of some application launching. I set mine
to 3 seconds, just enough to let me know I clicked an icon
correctly :)

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