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--- blog:firefox_speedup [2009-05-20 16:10] – created brb
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 ====== Firefox speedup ======
 forevergeek.com has a useful guide on speeding up firefox for broadband users. basically after getting to the hidden config settings you set the browser to request more data that it usually does.
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 . Alter the entries as follows:
-Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
+  * "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
+  * "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
+  * "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
-Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
+. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it
+  * "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
-Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
+. "network.dns.disableIPv6"
-. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
+You shouldn't have to type out the whole thing, as the listings change dynamically as you're typing. Simply double-click on the entry to change the default value of "False" to "True".
+Render pages faster
-If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!
+. If you reduce the amount of web history that Firefox stores, it will load faster and also save you some disk space. Type the following in the search bar: browser.history and change browser.history_expires_days and browser.history_expires_min to 1. You can also use low numbers if you want to keep some browser history.