From 40c4c5350cb0fa4e89fc6e032048c64d824871fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yokoffing Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:59:35 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] alternative connections settings (#17) --- FastFox.js | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/FastFox.js b/FastFox.js index 5eeeb6e..5ef73fb 100644 --- a/FastFox.js +++ b/FastFox.js @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ * FasterFox * * "Non ducor duco." * * priority: speedy browsing * - * version: 19 February 2021 * + * version: March 2021 * * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Better-Fox * ***************************************************************************/ @@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ // [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/WebRender_Where // [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/fo1jwz/make_firefox_faster/flhh5l2/ // user_pref("gfx.webrender.all", true); -// If your hardware doesn't support Webrender, you can fallback to Webrender's software renderer. + +// PREF: if your hardware doesn't support Webrender, you can fallback to Webrender's software renderer // [NOTE] Both preferences need to be "true" if you're using the software renderer. // [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2020/12/14/how-to-find-out-if-webrender-is-enabled-in-firefox-and-how-to-enable-it-if-it-is-not/ +// user_pref("gfx.webrender.all", true); // user_pref("gfx.webrender.software", true); // PREF: Lazy Image Loading @@ -54,14 +56,23 @@ user_pref("browser.startup.preXulSkeletonUI", false); // than 8 GB of RAM, you would likely benefit from a high content process limit. // [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/performance-settings // default = 8. -1 allows Firefox to use as many as it wants -// user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 8); +// user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 16); -// PREF: prevent FF from going offline -// [1] https://lifehacker.com/stop-firefox-from-automatically-entering-work-offline-5714560 -// user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false); +// PREF: increase active connections +// [NOTE] Corresponds with changes made here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPPJGkdbU0 +// According to the default value, there will be 6 active connections kept for future requests to a server. +// If, at some point, more connections are needed, a delay will occur until there is a slot available. +// To avoid any idle periods, we can set more alive connections, thus forcing the browser to load several elements of a website. +// [1] https://www.download3k.com/articles/How-To-Optimize-Firefox-By-Tweaking-Hidden-Settings-In-The-about-config-Page-01955#Network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server +// [WARNING] Don't go past 10 or websites may temporarily blacklist your IP! +// user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 10); // default=6 -// PREF: disable animations -// Use for old, slow hardware if Firefox gives you laggy performance. -// user_pref("toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled", true); +// PREF: increase communication channels +// Perform this change in order to open communication channels with the server, and consequently load several elements of the website. +// Increased browser speed shall be mainly observed in pages that contain data such as images and videos, which slow down loading times. +// The range of value for this setting goes from 1 to 65535. However, it is rather unreasonable to increase it to the maximum +// allowed value, and subsequently strain the system, so give it a try with a value of 1500. +// [1] https://www.download3k.com/articles/How-To-Optimize-Firefox-By-Tweaking-Hidden-Settings-In-The-about-config-Page-01955#Network.http.max-connections +// user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 1500); // default=900