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How To Speed Up Firefox (Helpful Vanity)

Posted on 12/12/2004 12:45:50 PM PST by KoRn

Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

1.Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!


TOPICS: Technical; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: firefox; mozilla; pc
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To: KoRn

What about those of us who are forced to use dial up?


21 posted on 12/12/2004 1:02:07 PM PST by TMSuchman (American by birth,rebel by choice, MARINE BY GOD!)
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To: ShadowAce

Please add me to the firefox hint ping list


22 posted on 12/12/2004 1:02:52 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (Because I fly, I envy no (wo)man on earth. - Anon)
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To: KoRn

This works on Mozilla 1.7.3 too. Maybe Mozilla should be added to the title? I don't know.


24 posted on 12/12/2004 1:04:56 PM PST by Petronski (Sleepin' on the interstate, ah whoa-o, Gettin' wild, wild life.)
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To: KoRn

I just made those changes.... seems faster but must try on other sites. Thanks.


25 posted on 12/12/2004 1:04:58 PM PST by dennisw (Help put the "Ch" back in Chanukah)
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To: TMSuchman
"What about those of us who are forced to use dial up?"

I have no way of knowing, I've only used Firefox on DSL. In all reality, on dialup any speed changes are minimal and not very easy to notice. Unless you have poor line quality, and it gets repaired.

26 posted on 12/12/2004 1:05:07 PM PST by KoRn
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To: KoRn

Impressive. Simply impressive.


27 posted on 12/12/2004 1:06:06 PM PST by mhking (Vote for Ramblings' Journal for best conservative blog @ http://2004weblogawards.com/)
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To: dennisw

Yes, the major difference I saw was on sites with lots of images and frames.


28 posted on 12/12/2004 1:06:12 PM PST by KoRn
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Heads up broadband Firefox users!

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

29 posted on 12/12/2004 1:06:56 PM PST by mhking (Vote for Ramblings' Journal for best conservative blog @ http://2004weblogawards.com/)
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To: KoRn

Too bad it doesn't speed up a slow server on the other end.


30 posted on 12/12/2004 1:07:51 PM PST by Fresh Wind (All we are say-y-y-y-ing is give Beast a chance!)
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To: KoRn

Thanks.


31 posted on 12/12/2004 1:08:23 PM PST by MarMema
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To: Floyd R Turbo

• No Automatic Adjustment of Print Size. In IE, increasing the size of a Web page on the screen also increases the size of the page's text when you print it out — great for those with failing vision. Firefox, however, prints every page at the same magnification, no matter how large you make the type on your screen. To adjust the text size on the printout, you'll need to use the File, Page Setup dialog box. Or you can click File, Print Preview, and use the Scale widget to adjust the printed text size in real time until you're happy.

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3439491

I tried the above and it works. Go to print preview and adjust the scale widget like the man says


32 posted on 12/12/2004 1:09:44 PM PST by dennisw (Help put the "Ch" back in Chanukah)
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To: mhking

BTTT


33 posted on 12/12/2004 1:09:48 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: ShadowAce

Problem is: I'm perpetually stuck on dialup.


34 posted on 12/12/2004 1:10:12 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Congratulations President-Re-Elect George W. Bush!)
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To: mhking

Wow it really works.


35 posted on 12/12/2004 1:10:57 PM PST by cyborg (http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/flamelily.html)
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To: Floyd R Turbo

Try File -> View -> Text Size -> Increase, and then print.


36 posted on 12/12/2004 1:11:14 PM PST by Terpfen (Gore/Sharpton '08: it's Al-right!)
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To: ShadowAce

Add me please.


37 posted on 12/12/2004 1:11:17 PM PST by Straight Vermonter (Liberalism: The irrational fear of self reliance.)
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To: Floyd R Turbo

"File, Print Preview, and use the Scale widget"

This way works more logically that his first way of adjusting FireFox printout text size.


38 posted on 12/12/2004 1:11:53 PM PST by dennisw (Help put the "Ch" back in Chanukah)
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To: skip_intro

Use Logitech's Mouseware software to configure the buttons.


39 posted on 12/12/2004 1:11:57 PM PST by Terpfen (Gore/Sharpton '08: it's Al-right!)
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To: Fresh Wind

Hehe no helping that from the client side. :)


40 posted on 12/12/2004 1:11:58 PM PST by KoRn
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