[ltp] Firefox/Thunderbird filepicker solution

[Richard Neill]

Aaron Mulder wrote:
> It's not just you.  :)
> 
> Though, I've also noticed that Firefox 1.5 seems slower to render than
> 1.0.7 on SuSE 10.  It seems to freeze the entire browser UI (even
> other tabs) while images and flash movies and things load.  I'm
> considering switching back.

Try adblock. Often, these "freezes" seem to be caused by the server 
stalling mid-TCP-connection. Most of the time, the overloaded server is 
the 3rd-party adserver.

Richard


> 
> Aaron
> 
> On 1/22/06, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
>>Dear All,
>>
>>I thought this was worth sharing: I finally discovered how to re-enable
>>the native file-picker in Fx/Tbird. Not only is it far better featured,
>>but it doesn't take >25 seconds to appear either!
>>
>>The solution is on the final page here:
>>http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=318860&highlight=filepicker
>>
>>
>>Best wishes,
>>
>>Richard
>>
>>
>>P.S. Is it just me, or do other people agree that the new GTK filepicker
>>is an abomination?
>>
>>
>>
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