Comment by tempestn

8 years ago

Have you tried Firefox's multi-account containers? They might be more convenient than using multiple browsers.

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rosser  8 years ago

I have. Unfortunately, I run my screen at a scaled resolution, so Firefox routinely pegs a full core redrawing itself, and burns my battery like it was punctured.

Until that's fixed, I can't use it as my primary browser. This saddens me, because I otherwise love it.

EDIT: This is actually more reason for me to switch back to Linux; FF doesn't have this bug there.

  • MegaDeKay  8 years ago

    Something like this came up the other day. Perhaps setting "gfx.compositor.glcontext.opaque" to true in about:config as suggested by pcwalton might help you until this bug is properly fixed?

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17934764

    • rosser  8 years ago

      It seems to have mitigated the issue some, but it hasn't eliminated it. I had somehow inferred from the web of related issues in the FF bug tracker that I'd need to use a nightly build for this to be effective.

      Thanks!

  • tempestn  8 years ago

    Huh, I also run scaled and haven't noticed that. Is it possible it's an add-on causing the extreme cpu usage?