On Mon, 2018-01-01 at 13:08 -0500, Stephen Perkins wrote:
> I had the same problem with FF 57 on Fedora 26; found solution on FF
> forum:
>
> go to about:config
> and set accessibility.force_disabled = 1 (it's 0 by default)
>
> worked for me.
>
> On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 11:29 AM, Terry Barnaby <ter...@beam.ltd.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 01/01/18 15:07, George N. White III
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On 1 January 2018 at 09:27, Fred Smith <fre...@fcshome.ston
> > > eham.ma.us>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On
> > > > Mon, Jan 01, 2018 at 12:00:59PM +0000, Terry
> > > > Barnaby
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is anyone else seeing issues with Firefox
> > > > freezing
> > > > up for 30secs or
> > > >
> > > > > more when web pages are opened in TABS ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I had problems with Firefox freezes (very long delays
> > > responding to any mouse
> > >
> > >
> > > click) on several systems (linux and macOS).
> > > Removing
> > > the Mr. Robot add-on
> > > (https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/16/firefox-mr-robot
> > > -extension/)
> > > seems
> > >
> > >
> > > to have restored normal operation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > > Since the latest Firefox 57 this is happening
> > > > a lot
> > > > for me (every 10
> > > >
> > > > > mins or so). Seems to lockup while
> > > > downloading the
> > > > page. You can
> > > >
> > > > > still operate Firefox by clicking on
> > > > menu's/Tab's
> > > > etc, but no tab
> > > >
> > > > > windows have thier web content updated.
> > > > Normally
> > > > the new tabs
> > > >
> > > > > content are blank, but sometimes a small
> > > > amount of
> > > > the web page is
> > > >
> > > > > rendered before the freeze. No obvious high
> > > > CPU
> > > > usage when it
> > > >
> > > > > happens. Its as if the network has stopped,
> > > > but
> > > > other applications
> > > >
> > > > > such as google-chrome are still working.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > This is with Fedora27, KDE Plasma and with an
> > > > NFS
> > > > mounted home directory.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I see something similar with FF57 on Centos-7. it
> > > > tends to go on for
> > > >
> > > > much longer than 30 seconds, and the HD activity
> > > > light is
> > > > pegged ON
> > > >
> > > > for the duration. I'm guessing it may be a swap
> > > > storm, but
> > > > I don't see
> > > >
> > > > unusually high memory usage in top.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > ---- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma
> > > > .us
> > > > -----------------------------
> > > >
> > > > The Lord is like a
> > > > strong
> > > > tower.
> > > >
> > > > Those who do what is right can
> > > > run to him
> > > > for safety.
> > > >
> > > > --------------------------- Proverbs 18:10
> > > > (niv)
> > > > -----------------------------
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > George N. White III <aa...@chebucto.ns.ca>
> > >
> > > Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> >
> > Terry
> >
MY FF had not frozen or stopped, but it had gotten slow. making this
setting:go to about:config
> and set accessibility.force_disabled = 1 (it's 0 by default)
As recommended did change the apparent speed of loading pages. Thanks.
Les H
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