On Sat, 2016-08-13 at 21:07 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Off-topic: > > On Sat, 2016-08-13 at 14:40 -0400, Dr. John H. Lauterbach wrote: > > > > I am running evolution 3.20.4 (from Gnome3-staging PPA) under Ubuntu > > 16.04.1 64-bit on my DELL Vostro 3500 laptop. PC is one all the time > > except when I have to put it in briefcase for travel. I do not use > > hibernation or any power-save features. evolution 3.20.4 is most > > stable application on my PC. If current versions of LibreOffice > > (5.1.4.2) and Firefox (48.0) were as stable as evolution, I would have > > the perfect PC. Also, fast Internet connection speed make evolution > > run smoother. 50 mips versus 15 makes a noticeable difference. I > > take e-mail from three POP servers and one IMAP server. > > This reply isn't helpful for the OP at all, but since it's a valid > request to get a stable office workstation, containing a stable > combination of a mailer and browser, I guess I shouldn't reply off-list. > > I dislike Firefox, while at the same time I like much of the work-flow > when using Firefox and browsers similar to Firefox. > > First of all, Firefox usually is stable, but it comes with a few > pitfalls. One pitfall is caused by add-ons. Add-ons might make Firefox > unstable. Another pitfall is the software design. Sometimes Firefox just > performs very bad, this is not the same as being unstable. While some > sites cause Firefox and sometimes even the WM/DE to become unresponsive > for minutes, the same sites with a webkit based browser are fast as > lightning and don't cause any issues. A browser that is very close to > Firefox, but based upon webkit is QupZilla. Since you are using > Evolution, you might want to stay consequently gnomeish and use the > GNOME browser, that also is based upon webkit. I don't have experiences > with the GNOME browser, but I at least can recommend to use QupZilla.
What does this have to do with Evolution? Please stay on-topic for the list. poc _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
