On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:14:10 -0700, Craig White wrote: [...] > slow startup is because Firefox looks at all installed extensions to > determine whether an update is available and then Firefox looks to see > if a newer version of Firefox is available. The more extensions, the > longer the startup delay. You can configure this... > > Firefox => Edit (menu) => Preferences => Advanced (tab) => Update (tab) OK, I unchecked everything on all machines; maybe that'll help. (I usually KVM-switch my way through, testing for Fedora updates *and* Firefox updates every day or two anyway.) > ---- >> Then it will either all go away, or I'll get a lasting window >> telling me it's already running but not responding. Sometimes after >> that Firefox will actually launch, sometimes not. [...] > Firefox creates a 'lock' file - > in .mozilla/firefox/$YOUR_SALTED_PROFILE/.parentlock which is intended > to prevent multiple launches. > > Multiple launches often occur when double clicking to start from a > launcher rather than a single click or 4 clicks when a double click is > sufficient. The first thing I do on any fresh install is rejigger my desktop, which includes going into the file manager and making everything single- click; been doing it for donkey's years, ever since I discovered it was possible -- along about RH8, iirc. Among other things, it halves the carpal tunnel strain ... > I run into this far too often because I sysadmin a network with a lot of > less skilled computer users. This should probably be improved because > the cure seems to be as bad as the problem. ---- >> It is consistently worse on some machines than others -- but not, >> afaict, on F8 more than F9 or vice versa, nor with Ffx 2 more or less >> than the other. >> >> I try to keep it as nearly standardized as I can. The best way is >> to add FEBE to any new install of Firefox, and then copy in a FEBE >> folder by scp or sneakermail, and run a restore. > ---- > pardon my ignorance, what is FEBE ? http://customsoftwareconsult.com/extensions/febe/febeFAQ.html -- I find it a convenience as well as a safety feature. [...] >> Are there extensions that Fedora will allow but not get along >> with, or that don't get along with Fedora? Do I have too many? (The >> latest FEBE restore tab listed 79 items.) Or what? > ---- > I find all of the language extensions to be pointless for my usage but I > can't tell if it's because my system/profile has existed for quite some > time and has been upgraded from like FC-4, FC-5, etc. I've been doing upgrades and fresh installs, over and over, on various machines, for years; the blasted things are worse than cats -- they always come back. I think firefox sometimes runs out and gets them, unasked and unhinderable, on ordinary updates. I've known them to re- appear even after having used Frank Cox's trick of launching Ffx as root and deleting them that way.I would make restoration unasked punishable by death. *Something* has to be done. Firefox is a fine browser when it runs; but getting it to run is within a hair of not being worth it any more. -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert Fedora 8 & 9; Alpine 1.10, Pan 0.132; Privoxy 3.0.6; Dillo 0.8.6, Galeon 2, Epiphany 2, Opera 9, Firefox 2 & 3 Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
