One problem with offering both is how do we fit it on a cd as not all can boot from usb without plop or from dvd.
Also remember that alt+scrollwheel in lubuntu means switch desktop unless you want to change openbox configuration. On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Dale Visser <dale.vis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oops... I meant for that to go to the list. Thanks, Israel! :-) > > Sent from my Windows Phone > ------------------------------ > From: Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> > Sent: 12/15/2013 11:21 AM > To: Dale Visser <dale.vis...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: latest chromium-browser using high cpu on any page > > You replied only to me... > It has integrated addblock features, and you can easily turn off > JavaScript, and manage what cookies are sent/kept, Click to Play, HTML5 > data that is kept, etc... It has a lot of nice features built in to it. > So far I have really enjoyed using it. Importing bookmarks is pretty > painless as well. > > On 12/15/2013 08:48 AM, Dale Visser wrote: > > I looked at the Qupzilla homepage, and agree it could be an excellent > choice for the default browser. I personally use FF for the set of > extensions I like (esp. NoScript and LastPass), and even on Chrome/Chromium > like a certain set of extensions. For a basic user, though, having a super > fast, low-resource, yet functional browser like Qupzilla would make for a > great default. > > Sent from my Windows Phone > ------------------------------ > From: Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> > Sent: 12/15/2013 8:41 AM > To: lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: latest chromium-browser using high cpu on any page > > @Jordan > > I was being excited about QupZilla, not Chromium. > I think the thing to offer the choice of browsers would be the ubiquity > installer. I have never looked at what makes up ubiquity, so I have no > idea. I am not even sure what language it was written in. > > I don't know what the dev options are for QupZilla, but it might end up > being a nice browser for day-to-day browsing. I suppose the reality of > switching to it at a later date will be if it is Actively developed, and > has a strong developer community behind (i.e. wont disappear overnight), > though WebKit itself has a strong community of developers, so it should be > fair safe, and offer a good browsing experience. Also it would need to be > in the official repositories to actually be included, and would need a lot > of testing on a lot of machines. > > I was really just excited to have a Qt browser that is fast and has a lot > of features to use on old computers when LXQt comes out one day in the > future (and is fully usable). > > @sd you should check out QupZilla, it offers quite a bit. (Alt+Scroll > Wheel for horizontal scrolling). Not sure if all the dev options available > would suit you, but it allows for WebKit plugins. I just started trying > it out, and am pretty impressed with it so far. It is a much nicer > alternative to Opera, as Opera is closed source/proprietary. > > > > On 12/14/2013 10:42 PM, Jordan wrote: > > I would hesitate to make Chromium "standard" until the browser is > demonstrated to be compatible with most popular Chrome plug-ins (especially > security plugins.) Sure, Chromium might be a good alternative for lower > spec machines. Still many lubuntu users will end up removing the Chromium > package pronto, as I did with older lubuntu releases. Maybe it'd be better > to offer users a choice between Chromium and FF. Can this be done through > the software center? I don't use the software center, so I don't know its > possibilities. > > Jordan > > > On 12/14/2013 11:29 PM, Israel wrote: > > This is simply amazing. I think this would make an excellent default... > but of course I just downloaded it, and configured it. I will have to do > some testing to see what all it can handle, and how fast everything is. > With LXQt coming soon... this would be an excellent addition to the > lineup... though I just started using it 5 min ago... so this enthusiasm > may be premature. > > On 12/14/2013 08:12 PM, David Yentzen wrote: > > I have never used Midori with Lubuntu so cannot comment on it. FF works > well on my Lubuntu machine but I have been using QupZilla lately. It is > very fast, opening in less than 2 secs and page response it also very > fast. It is lightweight with minimal plug-ins but does all that I need, > you may wish to try it out. There is a ppa for it here: > > https://launchpad.net/~nowrep/+archive/qupzilla<https://launchpad.net/%7Enowrep/+archive/qupzilla> > > Regards > David > > > > > On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ubuntu-bug chromium >> >> should report it just fine. >> I have found Opera runs very fast on my oldest computers, though it is >> proprietary. If you have a REALLY slow computer it makes using the >> internet much more plesant, though I would rather it be free and open. >> I did a lot of testing of all the web browsers on that computer, before >> I gave it to someone. I tried Chromium, Firefox, Opera, Dooble, Midori, >> Seamonkey (well most of the browsers in the repos, except Konq) and all >> of them took +5 Seconds to open. Firefox took about 1 second less than >> Chromium, and Opera took about 2 seconds, pages also responded much >> quicker, than in the others, and if I had a bunch of stuff going it >> wouldn't bog down completely. Midori was also pretty fast (for >> navigating), but loaded the same as the others. >> If your computer is REALLY slow I'd suggest tryng it out for a more >> pleasant experience. If not, enjoy Firefox. >> >> On 12/14/2013 03:06 AM, sd wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > since last update of chromium-browser on Lubuntu 13.10 the CPU usage >> > is very high with any open page: >> > >> > Version 31.0.1650.63 Ubuntu 13.10 >> > (31.0.1650.63-0ubuntu0.13.10.1~20131204.1) >> > >> > Task Manager (lxde) >> > >> > Command User CPU% RSS VM-Size >> > chro root 27% 222.0 MB 1.3 GB >> > chromium-browser user 11% 72.1MB 16777216.0 TB >> > >> > Screenshot >> > >> > http://postimg.org/image/i8hiqwuc5/ >> > http://s18.postimg.org/i8hiqwuc5/chromium.jpg >> > >> > It just goes higher and higher if you open any more pages, until the >> > system does not respond anymore. >> > >> > I know chromium-browser is not the default browser anymore, and I am >> > not sure where to report this issue. Firefox is running ok, so I am >> > switching to it atm. >> > >> > Regards, p >> > >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> >> -- >> Lubuntu-users mailing list >> Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >> > > > > > > -- > Regards > > > > > > > > > -- > Regards > > > > -- > Regards > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > >
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