On Thu, 2015-08-27 at 20:12 +0200, Andras Simon wrote: > 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-ta > > > > bs-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. No doubt that is true, but my point is that Mozilla are working on a more comprehensive change so I doubt they'll bother with an interim solution such as this. Especially as they could have done it at any time in the past. poc -- 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
