2015-08-27 18:11 GMT+02:00, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, 2015-08-27 at 22:54 +0930, Tim wrote: >> On Tue, 2015-08-04 at 12:40 +0200, Roberto Ragusa wrote: >> > This abandoned extension is incredibly useful: >> > >> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/61ovoc4hzgtm0qf/Suspend-background-tabs-m >> > aster.xpi?dl=0 >> > >> > Javascript is disabled for all background tabs, so they won't use >> > CPU >> > time anymore. >> >> I always wondered why that sort of thing wasn't the default. Other >> than >> listening to some music being played from a backgrounded tab, you >> can't >> do much with a web page that you're not currently looking at. It >> doesn't seem practical to let it suck up your CPU while you're trying >> to >> do other things. > > Currently Firefox tabs are not separate processes. Mozilla has been > working on it for a while now but it will mean a change to the add-ons > system. See http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/mozil > la-sets-plan-to-dump-firefox-add-ons-move-to-chrome-like-extensions/ I don't think it follows from this that javascript running in background tabs couldn't be suspended. Actually, the existence of the extension Roberto mentioned above seems to prove that they can. Andras -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
