[26958] in Athena Bugs
Re: Firefox 1.5 load times
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Basch)
Mon Sep 11 18:36:58 2006
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On Sep 8, 2006, at 6:37 PM, Robert Basch wrote:
> Without modifying firefox, we probably only have two options --
> remove the langpack extensions, or force the extension
> directories to have the same modtime across all machines
> somehow.
We will remove the langpack extensions in the next patch
release (currently scheduled for deployment Sept. 18); this
will improve things significantly when switching between
platforms, as well as when switching between Linux machines.
> We also load plugins and math fonts from the
> infoagents locker, though that does not seem to be the big
> problem here.
I created cache files for the math fonts in the infoagents
locker, which will help a little. This will be visible following
tonight's volume release.
Bob
