What is wrong with Firefox?

LongBlade · May 10, 2012, 09:17:44 AM

For years Firefox has served me faithfully, but recently I've noticed a couple of pages aren't working well with it.

Is anyone following the browser wars? What's up?

Gusington · May 10, 2012, 09:38:05 AM

I posted that same question a while back and a lot of people have been having problems for the last year or so. I have switched to Chrome at home and I'm pretty happy with it. That said, I am using Firefox right now to type this.

mirth · May 10, 2012, 09:56:25 AM

Are you using a lot of add-ons, LB? Those can mess with the performance of FF.

LongBlade · May 10, 2012, 10:05:01 AM

Quote from: mirth on May 10, 2012, 09:56:25 AM
Are you using a lot of add-ons, LB? Those can mess with the performance of FF.

(I thought someone posted something similar, Gus, but didn't see it for some reason)

Some add-ons. I think my most recent was a server-nation-ID that was kinda cool. That might have done it.

FF is working well here, but it's starting to break on stuff on other gaming sites when I try to log in/register. Weird.

Probably I'll have to start hacking back the add-ons.

Gusington · May 10, 2012, 10:20:14 AM

IIRC FF has also put out some patches/updates in the last year that really f'd things up for me too.

LongBlade · May 10, 2012, 10:39:30 AM

I removed a few add-ons that I didn't need and the country flag which was just nice to have.

The nice thing is it's easy to remove this stuff. We'll see what happens.

Martok · May 10, 2012, 11:28:30 AM

I've been meaning to ask you guys this:

Has anyone else been having issues with FF when, after opening up a link in a new tab, and you go to click on that tab, it suddenly becomes a new window instead? It's been doing this to me on a very consistent basis since I (reluctantly) upgraded to version 11.xx, and it's incredibly irritating. I honestly almost go mad with rage every time it happens now (I'd estimate around 1 out of every 10 times).

One odd thing I've noticed: It seems to happen especially often where the new tab has video embedded.

LongBlade · May 10, 2012, 11:39:01 AM

I think there's a setting to open in new window or open in new tab. Check your options.

Martok · May 10, 2012, 12:45:39 PM

I know what you're referring to, but that's not the problem. The issue is occurring when I'm *manually* opening something in a new tab.

MIGMaster · May 10, 2012, 01:34:38 PM

Quote from: LongBlade on May 10, 2012, 09:17:44 AM
For years Firefox has served me faithfully, but recently I've noticed a couple of pages aren't working well with it.

Is anyone following the browser wars? What's up?

I had the same scenario - I'm using Chrome exclusively now and fairly happy with it.

Gusington · May 10, 2012, 01:36:44 PM

^Me too.

Centurion40 · May 10, 2012, 01:37:56 PM

I'm a Chromer too!

MIGMaster · May 10, 2012, 02:09:36 PM

Not like the Chromer we had in "Head" Office - wink, wink, nudge, nudge ;)

Barthheart · May 10, 2012, 02:12:44 PM

I know I'm about to get a world of flak for this but.....

I use IE 8 at work and IE 9 at home. I've never had any problems on any site ever.
:)

Staggerwing · May 10, 2012, 02:20:23 PM

I've switched to Chrome for about 75% of my browsing as well. FF has become painfully laggy on many pages and I have no new add-ons or plug-ins installed, other than what I had since last winter. It's not all pages that lag but enough that I'm avoiding FF for the most part. I'll see if they release a fix to what ever fix broke it before going back full time.