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.
B Gruff wrote: > 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
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.
>> 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
> 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
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.
On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:47:23 +0000, B Gruff wrote: > 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
Go into control center, appearance & themes, launch feed back then reduce bouncing curser to 5 seconds. I find this reduces the startup time.
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:37:50 GMT graham <graham.marsd...@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 :)
