[Bug 251419] [NEW] Selecting large amounts of content in Firefox 3 costs a lot of time

[John Vivirito]

cumulus wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> When I select a lot of text and images, like selecting 10 paragraphs of
> Lorem Ipsum, Firefox starts to render the selection. In some cases, this
> can cost above 5 seconds of my precious time :). I think this is a
> driver issue, I use the proprietary Nvidia drivers (Geforce 6150).
>
> I use Ubuntu Hardy Heron. I use Firefox 3.0. i expect it will
> immediately render the selection, like the Windows version does. Instead
> of that, it cost a lot of time to render the selection.
>
> ** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
>      Importance: Undecided
>          Status: New
>
>   
The windows build and Linux builds are totally different there is
nothing at all the same other than the name, so you cant use Windows
version as a comparable test.
I use nvidia drivers can you please give me step by step instructions
with links that you are using or text that you are using so we can
further see what is wrong.

 status incomplete

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Sincerely Yours,
    John Vivirito

https://launchpad.net/~gnomefreak
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JohnVivirito
Linux User# 414246



** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Selecting large amounts of content in Firefox 3 costs a lot of time
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