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Update on Multi-Process Firefox

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Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

#11

It would be really nice if the addons/extensions page showed which addons were listed as compatible and which weren't. I might thus make a decision to disable/delete an addon or two that were blocking me from using multiprocess firefox. As it is, I have no idea if my firefox is using multiprocess at all. All I know is that I use a lot of addons and I'm probably not, then, using multiprocess.

Check about:support.

i.e. Multiprocess Windows 1/1 (Enabled by default)

Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

#12

It would be really nice if the addons/extensions page showed which addons were listed as compatible and which weren't. I might thus make a decision to disable/delete an addon or two that were blocking me from using multiprocess firefox. As it is, I have no idea if my firefox is using multiprocess at all. All I know is that I use a lot of addons and I'm probably not, then, using multiprocess.

You can figure out what add-ons are compatible by cross-referencing http://www.arewee10syet.com/

Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

#13

It would be really nice if the addons/extensions page showed which addons were listed as compatible and which weren't. I might thus make a decision to disable/delete an addon or two that were blocking me from using multiprocess firefox. As it is, I have no idea if my firefox is using multiprocess at all. All I know is that I use a lot of addons and I'm probably not, then, using multiprocess.

How to check: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Testing.

Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

#14

It would be really nice if the addons/extensions page showed which addons were listed as compatible and which weren't. I might thus make a decision to disable/delete an addon or two that were blocking me from using multiprocess firefox. As it is, I have no idea if my firefox is using multiprocess at all. All I know is that I use a lot of addons and I'm probably not, then, using multiprocess.

I'm stuck as half the addons I find useful aren't compatible.

The two most notable are 1password and Self Destructing Cookies

Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

#15

It would be really nice if the addons/extensions page showed which addons were listed as compatible and which weren't. I might thus make a decision to disable/delete an addon or two that were blocking me from using multiprocess firefox. As it is, I have no idea if my firefox is using multiprocess at all. All I know is that I use a lot of addons and I'm probably not, then, using multiprocess.

You can see on the Add-ons Manager page if a particular add-on is compatible. about:support shows you if multi-process is enabled " Multiprocess Windows".

> You can see on the Add-ons Manager page if a particular add-on is compatible.

You can? Where? (Of course, it may be a version thing.)

Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

#16
post #12

It would be really nice if the addons/extensions page showed which addons were listed as compatible and which weren't. I might thus make a decision to disable/delete an addon or two that were blocking me from using multiprocess firefox. As it is, I have no idea if my firefox is using multiprocess at all. All I know is that I use a lot of addons and I'm probably not, then, using multiprocess.

You can figure out what add-ons are compatible by cross-referencing http://www.arewee10syet.com/

Thanks; I disabled quite a few non-critical addons based on this list and was able get the switch in about:support to flip. Will see if it's worth it! All of the addons I disabled are listed as "unknown" so I suspect they will all just work fine if I forced multiprocess but better safe than sorry. Thanks for the information.

Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

#18

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You can see on the Add-ons Manager page if a particular add-on is compatible. about:support shows you if multi-process is enabled " Multiprocess Windows".

> You can see on the Add-ons Manager page if a particular add-on is compatible. You can? Where? (Of course, it may be a version thing.)

You need an add-on for that: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compat...

That's not enough though. In about:addons all my add-ons are listed as compatible, but about:support still says that multiprocess is "disabled by add-ons". So YMMV.

EDIT: The gotcha is that the current release uses a whitelist of only about 20 extensions. If you have anything else, you need to force-enable the feature, even if your extensions are supposed to be compatible. https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/file/FIREFOX...

Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can see on the Add-ons Manager page if a particular add-on is compatible. about:support shows you if multi-process is enabled " Multiprocess Windows".

> You can see on the Add-ons Manager page if a particular add-on is compatible. You can? Where? (Of course, it may be a version thing.)

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Re: Update on Multi-Process Firefox

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post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You can see on the Add-ons Manager page if a particular add-on is compatible. You can? Where? (Of course, it may be a version thing.)

You need an add-on for that: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compat... That's not enough though. In about:addons all my add-ons are listed as compatible, but about:support still says that multiprocess is "disabled by add-ons". So YMMV. EDIT: The gotcha is that the current release uses a whitelist of only about 20 extensions. If you have anything else, you need to force-enable the feature, even i…

Ah ok thanks, didn't realize that this info was only available because I have the add-on installed.
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