Re: iceweasel

From: Jean-Louis Crouzet <jeanlouis.crouzet(at)free.fr>
Date: Mon Feb 18 2008 - 11:05:57 EST

Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 02/18/08 05:09, Jean-Louis Crouzet wrote:

>> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 02/17/08 07:58, Adam Hardy wrote:
>>>>> Is iceweasel v2.0.0.12 from the debian etch repository the same version
>>>>> as firefox? I assume so but I just want to make sure.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm having some minor issues browsing and I can't figure out what the
>>>>> problem is. The symptom is that iceweasel freezes up completely for 10
>>>>> to 15 seconds on various websites, e.g.:
>>>>>
>>>>> 
http://www.independent.co.uk/
>>>>> 
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=48
>>>>> 
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=8874
>>>>>
>>>>> I can handle websites when they're slow, but the problem is that
>>>>> iceweasel freezes completely, so I can't change tabs to carry on
>>>>> browsing somewhere else. I have to sit and wait.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone else experiencing this?
>> I just tried all three of those sites.  Independent took a while to
>> *completely* load, but that's just because it's complicated.  The
>> Oracle and Sourceforge pages popped up instantly.
>>
>>>>> Found no mention of it on the mozillazine.org forum.
>>>
>> To all,

>

>> Even if using iceweasel v2.0.0.11 with my [Linux version 2.6.22jlcv010
>> (2.6.22-6.lenny1) (root@GX200) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Debian 4.2.3-1)) #1
>> Thu Feb 14 10:22:42 CET 2008] I feel the same pain with mainly site with
>> music and/or flash. It looks like all those are known issues which shall
>> be fixed one day. The question is when that one day will be ?

>
> One IMPORTANT item to note: I have installed the /Adblock Plus/ and
> /Flashblock/ addons. On the Independent home page, this means that
> 7 (yes, I said SEVEN) Flash movies just have a placeholder box.
>
> Install those two addons and I'm very confident that your freezing
> problem will disappear.
>
> - --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA USA
>
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Hello Ron,

thanks for the advise, I'm now trying just Adblock Plus and I'm writing this memo while my IceWeasel just lock-up... I'm going to try /Flashblock/ addons and see what will happen...

Regards,
JL

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