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Electrolysis isn't enabled by default, so I don't think it qualifies as "the recommended mode". Furthermore, I never said "the entire project is shit". Firefox

by dstaley 10y ago

Electrolysis isn't enabled by default, so I don't think it qualifies as "the recommended mode". Furthermore, I never said "the entire project is shit". Firefox is a great piece of software, but I don't use it personally because of the issue I mentioned, among other issues in the same category (like the right-click menu looking different compared to other right-click menus, or not integrating with the macOS spell-check system).

rvern 10y ago
Electrolysis has been enabled by default since Firefox 48. Source: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Schedule https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Schedule.
- dstaley 10y ago
  > As of Firefox 54+ (early 2017), our Multi-Content process model is currently being tested on Nightly (4 processes). Four content processes will be enabled on 54 Aurora and if stable enough, we will begin to roll it out in Firefox 54 Beta experiments. This seems to be the case because I downloaded Firefox 53 for the first time on my new MacBook Pro and e10s wasn't enabled. I had to go to about:config and enable it manually.
  - xenithorb 9y ago
    You may have an extension blocking it. Get the addon compatability plugin.
  - bzbarsky 9y ago
    Firefox 52 shipped with e10s enabled by default for all users except those who are on Windows XP, have a windows machine with a touchscreen, or have extensions that are not compatible with e10s. It uses one browser UI process and one web content process. Firefox 54 has e10s-multi, with multiple web content processes. If you go to about:support in your Firefox 53, the "Multiprocess Windows" item in the first section ("Application Basics") should tell you why e10s is disabled for you, if it's disabled.
    - dstaley 9y ago
      The only thing it says for me is "0/1 (Disabled)". [0] Edit: Ah, so this is weird. It looks like e10s isn't enabled when you first run Firefox. You need to quit, and then relaunch. On the second launch e10s is then enabled. This explains why I thought it was disabled by default (since it was my first time running Firefox on this machine). [0] https://gist.github.com/dstaley/b17ce52947cf520ca793d545daee5302 https://gist.github.com/dstaley/b17ce52947cf520ca793d545daee...
      - bzbarsky 9y ago
        "Disabled" means there was an explicit pref set to disable it. I can't tell from over here what preferences you changed and in what order and when. You said "I had to go to about:config and enable it manually"... did you restart after that? e10s pref changes require a restart to take effect. What was the state of the preferences before you did that, if you remember? In any case, glad to hear it's working for you now.
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brymaster 10y ago
Electrolysis isn't enabled by default It is enabled by default, you just may have a plugin installed that is blocking it. The plugin(s) could be multiprocess compatible but unmaintained and missing the multiprocess=true flag in its package.json. You can go to about:support to see if multiprocess is truly enabled. If not, go to about:addons and start disabling extensions until it does work.
cpeterso 10y ago
Electrolysis is enabled by default on Mac, Windows, and Linux except for users that have some incompatible add-ons or use Windows touchscreens or a11y. Those issues are being fixed. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Schedule_and_Status https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Schedule_and_Status

by dstaley 10y ago

rvern 10y ago

Electrolysis has been enabled by default since Firefox 48. Source: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Schedule https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Schedule.

dstaley 10y ago
> As of Firefox 54+ (early 2017), our Multi-Content process model is currently being tested on Nightly (4 processes). Four content processes will be enabled on 54 Aurora and if stable enough, we will begin to roll it out in Firefox 54 Beta experiments. This seems to be the case because I downloaded Firefox 53 for the first time on my new MacBook Pro and e10s wasn't enabled. I had to go to about:config and enable it manually.
- xenithorb 9y ago
  You may have an extension blocking it. Get the addon compatability plugin.
- bzbarsky 9y ago
  Firefox 52 shipped with e10s enabled by default for all users except those who are on Windows XP, have a windows machine with a touchscreen, or have extensions that are not compatible with e10s. It uses one browser UI process and one web content process. Firefox 54 has e10s-multi, with multiple web content processes. If you go to about:support in your Firefox 53, the "Multiprocess Windows" item in the first section ("Application Basics") should tell you why e10s is disabled for you, if it's disabled.
  - dstaley 9y ago
    The only thing it says for me is "0/1 (Disabled)". [0] Edit: Ah, so this is weird. It looks like e10s isn't enabled when you first run Firefox. You need to quit, and then relaunch. On the second launch e10s is then enabled. This explains why I thought it was disabled by default (since it was my first time running Firefox on this machine). [0] https://gist.github.com/dstaley/b17ce52947cf520ca793d545daee5302 https://gist.github.com/dstaley/b17ce52947cf520ca793d545daee...
    - bzbarsky 9y ago
      "Disabled" means there was an explicit pref set to disable it. I can't tell from over here what preferences you changed and in what order and when. You said "I had to go to about:config and enable it manually"... did you restart after that? e10s pref changes require a restart to take effect. What was the state of the preferences before you did that, if you remember? In any case, glad to hear it's working for you now.
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brymaster 10y ago

Electrolysis isn't enabled by default It is enabled by default, you just may have a plugin installed that is blocking it. The plugin(s) could be multiprocess compatible but unmaintained and missing the multiprocess=true flag in its package.json. You can go to about:support to see if multiprocess is truly enabled. If not, go to about:addons and start disabling extensions until it does work.

cpeterso 10y ago

Electrolysis is enabled by default on Mac, Windows, and Linux except for users that have some incompatible add-ons or use Windows touchscreens or a11y. Those issues are being fixed. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Schedule_and_Status https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Schedule_and_Status