Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> writes: >> Iceweasel (3.6.9) tends to grab memory and keep it (closing tabs may >> free some memory, may not), but eventually reaches a stable point and >> seems to do OK with memory once it reaches that (it may have long term >> leaks, but I generally close my browser every few hours anyway). >> It also has far superior [more functional, vastly faster] keyboard / >> address-bar functionality (e.g., the "awesomebar" <cringe>) than >> chromium, and generally feels quicker and more responsive. > > Really? I haven't used Chromium that much yet, but it seems to display > web pages much faster than Iceweasel. However, there are usability > issues: no way to quickly enable/disable Javascript, no equivalent to > about:config for instance.
I'm not really talking about rendering speed (both seem fine in that respect, maybe chromium is a bit faster for certain types of pages [javascript heavy?]), but the "feel"; I suppose that's how fast they respond to keyboard commands etc. [chromium 5.xxx also had some really awful font-rendering issues (KDE apps show the same problems, and I gather webkit/kde share some history...). but those seem to have been fixed in 6.xxx.] Luckily, of course, the competition seems to be spurring both parties to greater feats ... :] -Miles -- Generous, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87lj7b6muk....@catnip.gol.com
