Re: FF often shows "Unresponsive script" warning message - please help
Adam
news://news.sf.sbcglobal.net/mozilla.support.firefox
gives the following Outlook Express message ...
"The newsgroup 'mozilla.support.firefox' was not available on
the news server 'news.sf.sbcglobal.net'."
Hopefully, some nice reader will add. :)
"Roger Fink" <fi...@manana.org> wrote in message
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> It's not really a question of removing the extensions. I use SeaMonkey
> browser, so where I go in the program to customize it and select preferences
> is sometimes different than in FF. But with either you can create a new
> profile. When you do that you will be presented with the default set-up and
> no user-added enhancements. If you still have your current problem with that
> set-up, then the corruption is in the install directory and will be hard
> (and probably inadvisable) to fix. If there is no problem you can then
> install your extensions and themes one by one, and if want you can keep
> testing between extension installations to verify things are still
> copasetic.
>
> mozilla.support.firefox is the best place to post for FF problems. They know
> their stuff.
>
>
> Adam wrote:
> > I recently went through this process already.
> > I removed as many extensions as possible leaving
> > just the bare necessities. I replaced the
> > older version of Adblock with Adblock Plus.
> >
> > I'm wondering if the problem could be due to
> > the system being low on resources.
> >
> >
> > "Roger Fink" <fi...@manana.org> wrote in message
> > news:uPjKYl#DJHA...@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> Extensions are great in theory but in practice the system is a little
> >> unwieldy and out of control. Kind of reminds me of Microsoft and
> >> their eternal cross platform compatibility headaches that defy a
> >> solution until one OS is put out to pasture, although the folks at
> >> Mozilla would never admit that.
> >>
> >> If you are up to it, one thing you can do, which I find simpler than
> >> detective work, is to create a new profile and install your
> >> extensions from scratch one by one. There are certain files you can
> >> just copy in to regain the original GUI but that may be where the
> >> problem is so it's best to create it all anew, except for bookmarks.
> >>
> >> The problem is that before too long you are likely to experience the
> >> same problem you have now, or a parallel problem, often something
> >> javascript related. It's like cutting the grass.
> >>
> >>
> >> Adam wrote:
> >>> Thanks for the links.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The Error Console shows a bunch of warnings like ...
> >>>
> >>> Warning: Error in parsing value for property 'display'. Declaration
> >>> dropped. Source File:
> >>> http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy Line: 0
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Regarding Adblock Plus v0.7.5.5 ...
> >>>
> >>> [1] Go into your Adblock Plus preferences (Tools / Adblock Plus /
> >>> Preferences) [2] Deselect "Check DIV Elements" from Adblock Options.
> >>> [3] Click "Done." Effective immediately, the scripting issue will
> >>> terminate.
> >>>
> >>> My Adblock Plus installation does not have "Check DIV Elements"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "glee" <gle...@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:#KiXnb8D...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>>> Warning Unresponsive script:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Warning+Unresponsive+script
> >>>>
> >>>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unresponsive_Script_Warning
> >>>>
> >>>> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=354797
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/02/18/warning-unresponsive-script-in-firefox/
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
> >>>> http://dts-l.net/
> >>>> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:DKjwk.12670$L_....@flpi150.ffdc.sbc.com...
> >>>>> Using Firefox 2.0.0.16, I keep getting the following warning
> >>>>> message ...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Warning: Unresponsive script
> >>>>> A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped
> >>>>> responding.
> >>>>> You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the
> >>>>> script will complete."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> for websites like www.rei.com and others.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What can be done to work around this?
>
>
Gary S. Terhune
http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Usenet/Public_News_Servers/
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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
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