On 16/04/18 06:08 PM, David T-G wrote:
Hi, all --
OBTW what plugins/extensions do you have with each?
I've been using Chromium because it's what was available, but I've noticed that it seems to really crush my laptop (details if anyone is interested; maybe I could also be doing something better).
Well, yes. The FF model is to have one process, no matter how many windows, no matter how many tabs. Something like old CICS on the /370 :-) Everything rolled into the one application, the one process doing its own scheduling, the one address space that it manages itself. very definitely NOT the "UNIX" way of doing things, but then it grew out of the (MS-)DOS world where there wasn't a proper OS to do these things. The Chrome/Chromium model is to have one process per tab. In effect one window in the larger X-Window frame. Yes, you can do that with X. The one-process-per-task is more the "UNIX way". But let's see, I have 3 FF windows: 120 tabs, 210 tabs and 170 tabs. I've given up on groups. Groups seemed to be the killer. Perhaps a badly designed plug-in. The machine is quite responsive with only 4G of memory, and this is an old Dell Optiplex 755.
I just found that, yes, Linux Chrome does exist, so now I wonder which I'd prefer. Any discussions on the merits of each?
I have ChromIUM as well. If I'm running FF with even one window and perhaps 80 tabs and start ChromIUM with more than one or two tabs it fill my machine. Load factor goes astronomic, somewhere in the 40 to 60 range before it stops reporting. The only way out is to reboot. I planed to test with more memory, actually bought some, but now I'm not sure I'll bother with those tests. I'll just life with FF. The upcoming version is supposed to be an improvement, no need for Groups.
I also use FireFox, but I like having two browsers as options, so I hope the answer isn't "they both stink; just use FFox". And I hope the answer also isn't "forget them all and use this other one" ;-)
It's not that they stink, well, OK, they do, but that's beside the point. Its that they are complex and and as a result buggy and do not play well. These are not, many things are now not "do just one thing" and interface well. Not only do they try to do everything in one package, but they try to be multi-platform, and that gets matters confused. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org